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Lyn Madden worked for twenty years as a prostitute until one night she watched her lover and pimp throw a firebomb through the window of a house killing three women. That shocking murder enabled her to summon ups the courage to denounce her lover to the police. Here, in Lyn's own voice, she begins her story with a police-escort up the gangplank of a ferry, fleeing Ireland in the hope of a safer future. Lyn struggles against the ex-lovers, abusers and demons that continue to haunt her and her children. But through therapy and education Lyn undergoes an impressive evolution from prostitution to a contributing member of society. This is a wonderful story of a woman who got a chance later in life to try to put herself on a better course away from the world of crime and exploitation.
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- PublisherAttic Press Ltd.
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1855942070
- ISBN 13 9781855942073
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages327
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Condition: Good. Lyn worked as a prostitute. Her career ended the night that she watched, her lover, Cullen throw a firebomb through the window of a house, where former prostitute Dolores lived. She denounced him to the police. Cullen was given a life sentence and an 18-year sentence. He has applied for temporary release, but authorities refused it. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear. Binding is visible between pp. 232-233 due to wear. Pages remain intact with well-defined edges and clean text throughout. 2007. paperback. Not a first edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # KMK0026047
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Condition: Good. Lyn worked as a prostitute. Her career ended the night that she watched, her lover, Cullen throw a firebomb through the window of a house, where former prostitute Dolores lived. She denounced him to the police. Cullen was given a life sentence and an 18-year sentence. He has applied for temporary release, but authorities refused it. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BT; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear. Binding is visible between pp. 232-233 due to wear. Pages remain intact with well-defined edges and clean text throughout. 2007. paperback. Not a first edition copy. . . . Seller Inventory # KMK0026047
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Lyn Madden worked for twenty years as a prostitute, mostly in Dublin. Her career ended the night that she watched, her lover and pimp, John Cullen throw a firebomb through the window of a house, where former prostitute Dolores Lynch lived. Dolores, who had 'escaped' from prostitution some years previously, perished along with her elderly mother and aunt. That murder shocked Lyn out of her dependence on Cullen and enabled her to summon up the courage necessary to denounce him to the police. Cullen was given a life sentence and an 18-year sentence, the second of which he has completed. He has applied for temporary release, but authorities refused it. Here, in Lyn's own voice, she starts her story being escorted by two plain-clothes police officers up the gangplank to the ferry, fleeing Ireland in the hope of a safer future. Lyn's journey to safety is one that never is truly realized as her enemies, ex-lovers, abusers and demons continue to haunt her and threaten the livelihood of her and her children. But through it all, Lyn undergoes an impressive evolution from working the streets to becoming a contributing member of society and even holding down a meaningful job.Lyn pursues therapy, education and learns after many wrong starts to finally choose healthier relationships. It is a wonderful coming-of-age story of a woman who gets a chance later in life to try to put herself on a better course away from the world of crime and exploitation. Though her path is riddled with bad choices and abusive men whose violence is terrifying her basic spirit is never dimmed. We get to know a Lyn that takes enormous pleasure in the simple things of life while surviving seemingly unbearable abuse and tragedy. Readers who have read the first book will not be disappointed with the sequel, it's full of excitement and insight into the lives of the walking wounded. Lyn Madden worked as a prostitute.Her career ended the night that she watched, her lover and pimp, John Cullen throw a firebomb through the window of a house, where former prostitute Dolores Lynch lived. Lyn needed to escape from Cullen so her story starts as she is escorted by police to the ferry, fleeing Ireland in the hope of a safer future. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781855942073
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