I belive fully that she did the right thing and I commend her for not giving in and pushing forward. Just started reading this book, got to page 33 and have had to put it down to cry - How can anyone do such things to children - especially your own.

It's enlightening too to see the different ways in which people are affected by the knowledge of the abuse. But most importantly, schools should learn to address abuse directly, throughout the school years, and openly challenge the stigma and shame that young survivors feel so that neither they nor their peers would attach any blame to the victims. I’ve got to fight now because I don’t think my last breath is going to be too long away but they won’t get away with what they’ve done to me.Dana Fowley was born in Edinburgh and despite her appalling childhood, has grown into a corageous and determined woman. Een treurig verhaal,van een auteur die toch vrij sterk in haar schoenen staat en gesteund wordt door een goede partner.

But it appears that none of the primaries and secondaries, or the special school Heather attended, ever suspected anything was wrong. We would like to reassure anyone who has been a victim, or knows of someone who has been a victim of abuse that if they wish to report, we will listen. Speaking for the first time about what she sees as an unresolved issue in the education system, she says: “I was very quiet at school. Dana was raped almost daily from the age of five by her mum and late stepdad, Billy King, along with a group of accomplices.per cent of professionals claimed they had gained knowledge, and more than half the 4,723 children involved said they now had a better understanding of sexual exploitation risks. What an amazing woman Dana is and I can only hope she finds true peace in her life along with her sister. She also claimed the brutes posted mocking videos online of them walking at the beach where the rapes took place.