A Mother's Story - Sarah Payne

Advantages: well wriiten book, very informative
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...have recently read the book A Mother`s story by Sara Payne. I am sure there is not a single person who would not recognise a photograph of the author, or indeed her daughter who was so cruelly abducted and murdered by known sex offender Roy Whiting. As the subject matter was quite harrowing I was unsure whether I really wanted to read this book, as the book was obviously going to be quite upsetting in places However I was intrigued to learn more ...
...of things. Sarah is a little girl who is adored, and although she has her moments as every eight year old, is a very soft charming little person with a very caring nature. This somehow makes the abduction and subsequent murder seem even more harrowing, as you can imagine. There are descriptions of her different sometimes quirky personality which really bring a tear to your eye and special moments she shared with her mother show the strong bond ... Read review

Advantages: a personal story of a mothers in turmoil
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...sadly murdered by Roy Whiting a known sex offender.. The book follows Sara & Michael's story from before Sarah's birth taking you through their feelings of having a girl after already having two sons on a low income, all through Sarah's early childhood... you get a sence of knowing the family quite well through the early chapters... The book then turns to that dreadfull day in July (july 1st, 2000) from the children playing happily on the beach in ...
...that Sarah's body was found... a very very traumatising day for the family, through this book Sara talks of her pain anger and frustrations following Sarah's abduction.. you learn of the marriage troubles depression and terrible times they all went through all whilst in the public eye. Sara tells of her quest to get Sarah's Law passed in government and the problems that arose during this.. Also we are taken upto and passed the trial of Roy Whiting. ... Read review

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Disadvantages: will make you cry

...as a work in progress, not a survivor of child abuse, not a victim. She is constantly fighting a battle to get child pornography pictures removed from the internet, including pictures of her being abused as a child. Pictures that she cannot look at. She has since joined forces with Sara Payne, mother of Sarah Payne, who was murdered by a paedophile in 2000 at the age of 8. This book is a detailed story of Shy's life and how she dealt with the abuse and how she finally got her stepfather to justice in the end. What I have detailed above is only parts of the story, there is so much more that Shy has written. Your heart goes out to her and the work that she is doing. SHY KEENAN NOW Shy now works on Phoenix Survivors. Phoenix was the codename used by the police in the case against her stepfather. Shy lives in a police safe... Read review

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