Playing with the devil / by Martha Jette.
Playing with the devil / by Martha Jette.
By
:
Jette, Martha.
Publication Date
:
2005
Publication Information
:
[N.L.] : Saga Books,
Edition
:
1st ed.
Physical Description
:
134 p.
Subject Term
:
Child abuse -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Newfoundland and Labrador -- Fiction.
Summary
:
The oldest of 12 children shares how his own mother sold him and his siblings into sexual liaisons for as little as a loaf of bread. It is a wrenching account of what these kids suffered but now, over 50 years later, no one has ever been brought to justice. The courts have refused to act and the children, now adults, continue to suffer from horrible memories they will never forget.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781894936514
General Note
:
A novel based on a true story of child abuse.
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC JET | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult Fic NL Ref - Cons Rm | Adult Fiction NL Reference - Conservation Room | FIC JET | NonCirculating |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult Fic NL Ref - Prov Coll | Adult Fiction NL Reference Provincial Collection | FIC JET | NonCirculating |