Tortured

As a child, Victoria Spry was brutally beaten, neglected and starved by the woman she called Mummy.To the outside world Eunice Spry was a devoted parent, but behind closed doors she was an evil tyrant. Instead of protecting, loving and caring for Victoria, she forced bleach and urine down her throat, knocked out her teeth, tied her up naked and made her live in squalor. It took eighteen years of heartache and despair before she found the courage to expose her mum.Tortured is Victoria's gripping story of survival.

Vorwort
The truth about one of Britain's most sadistic mothers by the daughter who survived her reign of terror

Autorentext
From the age of one, Victoria Spry was abused by her adoptive mother, Eunice Spry. The abuse lasted eighteen years. In spite of the horrors she suffered, brave Victoria, who is now 28 years old, has miraculously flourished. She has taught herself to read and write, she has gone to college and she is now engaged to the love of her life. Victoria tries to lead a normal life and likes to spend time with her precious dogs.

Klappentext

Victoria Spry tells the truth about the abuse she received from her adoptive mother, Eunice Spry, for 19 years. Though Eunice presented herself as a devoted parent, behind closed doors she was a sadistic tyrant, brutally beating, neglecting and starving the children in her care. Victoria's step brother and sister have both released memoirs, "Child C" and "Deliver Me From Evil".