The Lost Girl - Caroline Roberts > Reviews

Advantages: True Story
Disadvantages: Graphic and distressing details

I was looking through the books in my local Tesco, and I came across a hard-back book called “The Lost Girl”, on the front cover is a picture of the author, Caroline Roberts, and a short passage saying “How I triumphed over life at the mercy of Fred and Rose West”. I love true stories, and have read all of Dave Pelzer books, so I thought at £9.77, I might as well buy it. The book is 278 pages long and it starts with an ... Read review

Advantages: Non really
Disadvantages: Horrifying

This is the story of a woman who used to be a nanny for Fred and Rose West. She was unaware of their behaviour even when she was living with them, but as soon as something went wrong, she ran a mile. Caroline didn't have a normal life. She was born to a woman who wasn't married and her father didn't want to know after a few years as he was a devout Catholic. Soon her mother remarried to a man named Alf who she argued with and did a typical "step ... Read review