Nobody Came: The Appalling True Story of Brothers Cruelly Abused in a Jersey Care Home - Softcover

9780007287956: Nobody Came: The Appalling True Story of Brothers Cruelly Abused in a Jersey Care Home
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 
A harrowing account by one of the survivors of the Haut de la Garenne children's home Robbie was born in Jersey fifty six years ago. When he was five his mother placed him and his three siblings in care. They were collected from their home by the police. It was the same day that the children had witnessed their father's suicide attempt by hanging. The children were separated; Robbie and his younger brother were taken to The Sacre Coeur, an orphanage for children under twelve, while their elder brother was placed in Haut de la Garenne. Their baby sister disappeared. The boys never saw her again. Robbie and his three year old brother were bewildered and frightened by their surroundings. Their world as they had known it had disintegrated in just a matter of a few hours. They had sobbed as their eldest brother was taken away from them; they had never been apart before. Sacre Coeur, run by nuns, was a place where unimaginable abuse was committed against defenceless small children. The nuns gave them no explanation. Just gave them their scratchy uniforms and showed them their dormitory. They had joined the tribe of lost boys; the ones who no one cared about. The two boys were eventually transferred to Haut de la Garenne, a place where sick twisted minds had devised even more tortuous methods of sexually abusing the helpless. There were suicides there. One boy blew himself up by creeping into a bunker with a supply of butane gas. And of course there were the children who simply disappeared. Gone somewhere better Robbie was told. After all in a children's home there was a lot of coming and going. Today Robbie holds down a full time job and looks after his brother who he has loved and cared for since they were those little frightened boys. He wonders what happened to his friends who disappeared.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:
Robbie Garner was born in Jersey in the 1950s. After his father tragically comitted suicide he and his three siblings were sent to live in children's homes. Having spent twenty years in London, Toni Maguire now lives in Norfolk. She is the author of the No. 1 bestseller Don't Tell Mummy and top 10 bestseller When Daddy Comes Home.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherHarperElement
  • ISBN 10 000728795X
  • ISBN 13 9780007287956
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages313
  • Rating
Buy Used
Condition: Very Good
The book has been read, but is... Learn more about this copy

Shipping: US$ 6.06
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.

Destination, rates & speeds

Add to Basket

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780007287963: Nobody Came: The Appalling True Story of Brothers Cruelly Abused in a Jersey Care Home

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780007287963
Publisher: Harper Element, 2009
Softcover

  • 9780007287949: NOBODY CAME: THE APPALLING TRUE STORY OF BROTHERS CRUELLY ABUSED IN A JERSEY CARE HOME

    HARPER..., 2009
    Hardcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

Garner, Robbie
Published by HarperElement
ISBN 10: 000728795X ISBN 13: 9780007287956
Used Paperback Quantity: 8
Seller:
WorldofBooks
(Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001429867

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
US$ 2.18
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 6.06
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Robbie Garner
Published by HarperElement
ISBN 10: 000728795X ISBN 13: 9780007287956
Used Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
MusicMagpie
(Stockport, United Kingdom)

Book Description Condition: Very Good. 1689402453. 7/15/2023 6:27:33 AM. Seller Inventory # U9780007287956

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
US$ 4.81
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 6.93
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Robbie Garner
Published by HarperElement
ISBN 10: 000728795X ISBN 13: 9780007287956
Used Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
ThriftBooks-Dallas
(Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.96. Seller Inventory # G000728795XI3N00

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
US$ 11.93
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Garner, Robbie
ISBN 10: 000728795X ISBN 13: 9780007287956
Used Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Better World Books Ltd
(Dunfermline, United Kingdom)

Book Description Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 8526363-6

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
US$ 5.65
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: US$ 10.09
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds