'I handed my school photograph to my mother. She stared from the photograph to me. "Lord, sweet Lord, how come she so ugly. Ugly. Ugly.'These cruel words are just the beginning. Constance's mother systematically abused her daughter, both physically and emotionally, throughout her childhood. Reg...
From the Number One Bestselling author of Ugly: Despite her mother's constant physical and psychological abuse, Constance Briscoe has gained a place at Newcastle University to study law - a long-held ambition. She finances her studies by several jobs at weekends and during the holidays, including wo...
She was found at the crime scene, covered in blood with the murder weapon in her hand and no memory of how she got there.... No wonder that the police believe Elizabeth Johnson is guilty of stabbing a young woman to death. Only Elizabeth's best-friend, Sam Bailey, doesn't believe the ...
Londres, milieu des années 1960. Depuis son plus jeune âge, Constance Briscoe est persécutée par sa mère. Son enfance n´est qu´une interminable succession de coups et d´humiliations. Les instruments de torture se multiplient : boucle de ceinture, planche en bois, couteau... Quant au harcèlement mora...