Mummy Where are You?

by Jeanne D'Olivier

One woman's story of courage and determination as she goes to extraordinary lengths to protect her son from child abuse when he is disbelieved by those who are meant to protect him. Fleeing half way across the world with her son's hand in hers, she attempts to take him to safety and begin a new life persued by those who are determined to take her child and place him in the hands of the person he fears most...his father. Thus begins Charlotte's Kafkaesque journey from one peril to the next, while her son places his complete trust and faith in Mummy to protect him...Have you ever wished you could go back and freeze time? Charlotte looks back with regret and longing as she crosses an ocean of despair only to see them both slip through the cracks of the ice into the murky depths below. A compelling and deeply poignant tale that will resonate with mothers everywhere and leave you asking...what would you do if your son told you he was being abused...but no-one would believe him?

415 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 11, 2014

Reviews

[Lynne Taylor · Rating 1 out of 5]

What started as a compelling and thought provoking read soon turned into a boring, repetitive and somewhat annoying storyline. As much as I felt sorry for the lady concerned, I do believe she brought on a lot of what happened to her herself. Poor spelling and grammar throughout the kindle version, a real turn off for me.. I lost interest around 25% through but obviously wanted to learn the outcome. Rushed last chapter..

[Barbara · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the story of a child abduction by the mother because she feared for the safety of her seven year old son, who a year or so previously had made a disclosure of sexual abuse by his father, with whom he had regular contact, though his parents were not together. The story is told very much from the mother's point of view, and there is no doubt that she sincerely feels that the courts on the Isle of Man (referred to as the Island in the book) did not take her son's disclosure seriously. She is, however, convinced that the court system was involved in a conspiracy to favour the boy's father, and that freemasonry and a possible paedophile ring including the judge were involved. No actual evidence of this is given, beyond the fact that many of the lawyers involved already knew each other and the boy's father.
This book desperately needed both a proof reader and an editor. I've given it two stars because I did want to know what happened, but it was overly long, with lots and lots of repetition, and it was also full of incorrectly used words (affect where it should have been effect and vice versa, your where it should have read you're, and other typos of that kind), misplaced commas and other incorrect punctuation all of which made it difficult to read comfortably.
I was also puzzled as to why the book says they fled to the States and particularly to Florida, while the online reports of the court case say they fled to Canada.

[Colette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a nice subject and one, as I mother I don't really like thinking about.

This is a true story, about one mothers worst nightmare, her son confides that his dad has been abusing him. It doesn't, thankfully, go into detail about the abuse, but rather focuses on the mother trying to find justice for her son, only to have to the tables turned and instead have her son taken from her and be classed as a bitter woman making up lies to get at her ex.

It is horrifying to think that this happened and still happens.

There are some typo's and the story is a little repetitive and so could've been shorter, but I can forgive that. It does end rather abruptly and it would be nice if there was an epilogue with an update but on the whole this is a book that I would recommend to all mothers.

[Sandra Burns · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was so wrong, no one listened.

This woman, raised her son alone, for over 7 yrs. Child was happy & healthy with Mum. Then, visitation with Dad, who raped him. Child told Mum. Mum & boy came to the States. Mum put in jail, son in foster care. Given back to rapist Dad. Sickening.

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book both moved and horrified me. It's the true story of a mother vainly attempting to protect her son from an abuser who is determined to destroy her and gain custody of him.
In places, it's incredibly raw... sometimes repetitive... in the way that we go over and over in our minds about things we feel powerless to change.
I felt it took me directly into the anguish of a distraught mother much more than a more 'polished' novel or autobiography ever could.
It says a lot that, even though I wasn't always entirely in agreement with some of the political views of the author, I never once lost 100% sympathy for her.
The book is a testament to the bravery of the narrator, and also to her brave little boy, who attempted to speak out and was treated so appallingly for doing so.
This is a sobering read for anyone who feels complacent about the systems in place for protecting children in the UK. I very much hope that it will be instrumental in changing these systems to ensure that more families don't have to go through these horrors.

[pat goode · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very intense story

A very sad story that proves social workers ,probation officers ,magistrates and judges are nearly all in it together ,not for the people.I can empathise with this story as similar things have happened in our family .these people who should be working for the people dont have a clue ,very well wriitten ,

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