"I hated the thought of his child growing inside me . . . but at least I’d soon have somebody to love and, finally, somebody to love me back." Tina has never had a stable upbringing. Aged seven, she has a paranoid schizophrenic for a mother and her father is a distant memory. So when Tina gets a new step-dad, who lavishes sweets and cuddles upon her, she feels wanted for the first time ever. Sadly, her new daddy isn’t all that he seems. He begins to sexually abuse Tina, using chilling threats to scare her into silence. Tina is so terrified, she even gives birth to four of her stepfather’s children without breathing a word. Her world becomes so warped the cruelty she endures seems normal—until eventually, the tragic death of one her innocent children makes her see otherwise. This is the inspiring true story of how one frightened little girl grew into a fighter and finally found the strength to escape the man who stole her childhood.
