Anna Lowe

Writing this book has helped me heal more than I ever thought it would. All my life I felt as if I was carrying a heavy burden which I couldn't talk about. I couldn't get close to anyone because I didn't want them to find out about what I was or what I allowed myself to become (a victim). I thought if people found out they would think differently about me, would be disgusted.

When I was a child I heard that people who were abused became abusers, which is untrue. I especially didn't want my family to find out incase I couldn't see my young cousins who I dearly loved.

Writing this has allowed me to close a chapter in my past, I don't carry this burden so heavily anymore. I found the strength not to be a victim. I still think about my past and it damaged me beyond repair but I have been able to move on. When I read this book now it's as if it happened to another person and not me, I am just looking in.

Without this book "Wake up Mummy" I don't know how I would have moved on. For years I have felt suicidal, I can't stress enough how badly abuse affects a persons life. If you can't be a good parent don't have children. If you see a child that lives in an abusive situation make that call to the relevant authorities.

Unless you were abused as a child yourself its probably hard for you to understand how the damage stays with you throughout your life. Each and every book that is published about child abuse is someone trying to heal from the horrors of their past. I hope they have been able to achieve that.

Finally, I would like to thank my ghost writer Jane Smith for believing in my story and the publisher Ebury Press for giving me the opportunity to publish my story.

Love

Anna Lowe