Customer Reviews
Bravery - By: fjhugh1, 21 Aug 2008 
Having read this book from cover to cover I would like to say that Stuart has showed true courage & Bravery throught both his childhood & adulthood. I actuallly live very near to where this event took place & thank my lucky stars that I had the childhood that I did. I am glad to hear that Stuart is now able to get on with his life with his family (who obviously adore him very much).
Thank you Stuart, for sharing your story with us. - By: Scarlet, 12 Jun 2008 This book is amazing, just like the author. I think its the most horrific story of child abuse I've ever read & I cannot praise Stuart enough for having survived his ordeal & having come out the other side. You're an inspiration to us alll & I am so glad you found love with Tracy.
I found the way he was treated while in prison disgusting & I'm glad he spoke up for himself & 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 & are thoroughly ashamed of themselves.
Read this book. Its important to know & remember always, that abuse happens, it may be happening right now as I type this & 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 & your family alll the happiness in the world!
A true brave boy.. who turned into a brave man - By: K. L. Brigden, 06 Apr 2008 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 & part of his own family.. The book was amazing & real heart touching story. Some parts are unbearable to even imagine & i hold the most respect for Stuart Howarth the auther of the book & i loved this book!!
Absolutely unputdownable ! - By: Leeds lass, 14 Feb 2008 I didn`t have a great childhood myself & 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 & 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 - By: booklover68, 11 Nov 2007 
A very moving story, & 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, & 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 & his siblings suffered.
