Thank you Stuart, for sharing your story with us. - Rated 
This book is amazing, just like the author. I think its the most horrific story of child abuse I've ever read and I cannot praise Stuart enough for having survived his ordeal and having come out the other side. You're an inspiration to us all and I am so glad you found love with Tracy.
I found the way he was treated while in prison disgusting and I'm glad he spoke up for himself and took those responsible to court! I dont agree with one person's comment that he shouldn't have said to the guards that he'd been abused. He had every right to expect to be treated fairly in prison, ESPECIALLY considering what he'd been through. I hope those prison guards have seen this book and are thoroughly ashamed of themselves.
Read this book. Its important to know and remember always, that abuse happens, it may be happening right now as I type this and we need to keep this message alive so that we can stop it from happening to innocent children.
Thank you once again Stuart, I wish you and your family all the happiness in the world!
A true brave boy.. who turned into a brave man - Rated
Wow.... that sums up this book in one word, i read this book in 1day flat i just couldnt put it down. It was such an gripping story of how a young boy battled his way through everything to become a young man to battle through prison to become a father and part of his own family.. The book was amazing and real heart touching story. Some parts are unbearable to even imagine and i hold the most respect for Stuart Howarth the auther of the book and i loved this book!!
Shocking but gripping read - Rated
If I hadn't read the review on amazon by the author himself and his partner plus the foreword in the book I don't think I could have carried on with reading the book. The story was horrific, more so than any horror story I have read because it actually happened and in my life time too in my area of the world. I didn't have a fab childhood myself and I know how that has affected me so how can Stuart recover? He must be an amazingly strong person and I admire him for that. I couldn't put this book down, I read on and on. I can't wait for the follow on book because I really want to know the rest of the story.
Absolutely unputdownable ! - Rated
I didn`t have a great childhood myself and some of the things stuart talks about took me back there - a miserable place that i`m glad to be away from. However, the more i read of stuart`s book, the more i realised that, yes, my own childhood could have been one hell of a lot worse - it could have been as bad as his. I would like to shake this man`s hand and tell him he has much to be proud of-he lost a few battles along the way - but he won the war. Amazing book - amazing man !
Great...until the prison sentence - Rated 
A very moving story, and very hard to read at times. Stuart suffered so many abuses, it is a miracle that he managed to even survive - I have no doubt that a lesser person wouldn't have.
For me, the book began to lose it's appeal once Stuart went to prison.
As I understand it, many many people in prison have suffered physical, psychological, and sexual abuse. The authors constant cry to the guards of "but I've been abused" with the expectation that he would be treated differently to other prisoners, was very surprising, and, I believe, an insult to the other inmates.
Having said that, it was still a powerful book..
I wonder what became of Stuart's mother ? I couldn't help but hold her partly responsible for the abuse Stuart and his siblings suffered.
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