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Street Kid
John Peel first brought Judy's moving childhood story to light on ‘Home Truths’. Abducted by her psychotic spiritualist father and kept like a dog in the backyard, she went on to suffer at the brutal hands of nuns in a Manchester orphanage, before living wild on the streets. An incredible, heart-wrenching story of a child who refused to give up.
After a childhood lived in terror, in 1994 Judy was presented with an Unsung Heroes Award for her charity work with street children in South Africa. Her moving story came to light after Judy was interviewed by John Peel on BBC’s ‘Home Truths’. ‘Street Kid’ is the inspirational and heartwrenching story of her early years.
At age two, in postwar Manchester, Judy was snatched from her mother and sisters by her psychotic father – a spiritualist preacher. He kept her in his backyard, leaving her to scavenge from bins to beat off starvation. At four, she was sent to an inhumanely strict catholic orphanage, before being put back in her father’s cruel care. For the next three years she was treated as a virtual slave.
After being taken by her father to South Africa, Judy ran away to join the circus where she found her first taste of freedom and friendship – before her father tracked her down. Weeks later Judy was alone again and living on the streets, too terrified to turn to her circus friends. For 9 months 12-year-old Judy made her home in a shed behind a bottle store before collapsing in a shop doorway from near-starvation.
Finally, aged 17, Judy managed to pay her way back to England to find her mother and sisters. But her return to Manchester cruelly shattered any dreams of a happy reunion.
Determined that her childhood experiences should in some way give meaning to her life, Judy has worked tirelessly to help children in need back in South Africa in the very place she had been treated to such abuse herself. She has opened 7 centres to date.
After a childhood lived in terror, in 1994 Judy was presented with an Unsung Heroes Award for her charity work with street children in South Africa. Her moving story came to light after Judy was interviewed by John Peel on BBC’s ‘Home Truths’. ‘Street Kid’ is the inspirational and heartwrenching story of her early years.
At age two, in postwar Manchester, Judy was snatched from her mother and sisters by her psychotic father – a spiritualist preacher. He kept her in his backyard, leaving her to scavenge from bins to beat off starvation. At four, she was sent to an inhumanely strict catholic orphanage, before being put back in her father’s cruel care. For the next three years she was treated as a virtual slave.
After being taken by her father to South Africa, Judy ran away to join the circus where she found her first taste of freedom and friendship – before her father tracked her down. Weeks later Judy was alone again and living on the streets, too terrified to turn to her circus friends. For 9 months 12-year-old Judy made her home in a shed behind a bottle store before collapsing in a shop doorway from near-starvation.
Finally, aged 17, Judy managed to pay her way back to England to find her mother and sisters. But her return to Manchester cruelly shattered any dreams of a happy reunion.
Determined that her childhood experiences should in some way give meaning to her life, Judy has worked tirelessly to help children in need back in South Africa in the very place she had been treated to such abuse herself. She has opened 7 centres to date.
299 pages, Paperback
First published May 2, 2006
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April 23, 2025
Always hard to give an opinion on a true story as effectively you are rating someone's lived experience.
Difficult to read at times and a very sad story.
Five stars.
Difficult to read at times and a very sad story.
Five stars.
July 26, 2024
amazing read but so shocking and harrowing throughout, Hard to press on just because it made my heart bleed what Judy was made to go through from when a three year old she was so brutalized by her father , a conman and bogus spiritualist preacher (and prime evil) and her almost equally brutal stepmother. Starts off with her childhood in England before her father takes her to South Africa where things keep getting more horrific for this poor girl. Eventually ending up as a homeless street child.
Such a brave girl and woman - what a born survivor and what a harrowing but ultimately uplifting book how Judy triumphed and now runs a foundation helping rescue and rehabilitate street children in South Africa, Really show you the abuse and deprivation a child can suffer.
Such a brave girl and woman - what a born survivor and what a harrowing but ultimately uplifting book how Judy triumphed and now runs a foundation helping rescue and rehabilitate street children in South Africa, Really show you the abuse and deprivation a child can suffer.
August 16, 2020
Have read this book multiple times and each time I am on the verge of tears. The author has managed to strike that balance between not being overly descriptive while managing to make the reader feel every little thing that the child felt.
January 26, 2016
I usually don't feel comfortable rating biographies or something like that because that's someone's life but I have to make this exception.
A lot of times in this I was on the verge of tears, almost all the time I was disgusted by what Judy had to go through. Three times is the exact number of how many times I was happy because something was working out for her and that book follows her from age 2 to 17. Imagine that!
For those of you who don't know what this is about, it's about Judy who got kidnapped by her psychotic father from the warmth of her mother and two sisters only to be taken to live with him and the worst stepmother ever. Technically she's not her stepmother because they weren't married by you get what I mean. The amount of abuse and neglect that comes after this is enough to make me shudder remembering it now.
I knew that what she went through happened in real life but I almost couldn't handle reading about it happening to someone I grew attached to through the pages. I know that she's doing great now but having this as your past is unimaginable to me. By the time I finished this I really wanted to meet her and give her one massive hug.
I can't say that I didn't want to shake her at the end of the book when she was 16 - 17 and I wanted her to know that she couldn't let people treat her like that but I also know that the person I just read about all this couldn't possibly know at that point that she's worth more than that.
As much as it disturbed me, it was an enjoyable, eye-opening experience and while I won't be jumping to read another true story about survival, it got me interested in biographies in general.
A lot of times in this I was on the verge of tears, almost all the time I was disgusted by what Judy had to go through. Three times is the exact number of how many times I was happy because something was working out for her and that book follows her from age 2 to 17. Imagine that!
For those of you who don't know what this is about, it's about Judy who got kidnapped by her psychotic father from the warmth of her mother and two sisters only to be taken to live with him and the worst stepmother ever. Technically she's not her stepmother because they weren't married by you get what I mean. The amount of abuse and neglect that comes after this is enough to make me shudder remembering it now.
I knew that what she went through happened in real life but I almost couldn't handle reading about it happening to someone I grew attached to through the pages. I know that she's doing great now but having this as your past is unimaginable to me. By the time I finished this I really wanted to meet her and give her one massive hug.
I can't say that I didn't want to shake her at the end of the book when she was 16 - 17 and I wanted her to know that she couldn't let people treat her like that but I also know that the person I just read about all this couldn't possibly know at that point that she's worth more than that.
As much as it disturbed me, it was an enjoyable, eye-opening experience and while I won't be jumping to read another true story about survival, it got me interested in biographies in general.
April 16, 2014
"You can beat the outside of me all you like but you're not going to get the inside of me. You're not going to see me cry."
"I'm used to tough. I'm stronger than you'd imagine. I'm a survivor."Street Kid is tough to read because so many of us prefer to look away when destitution rears its ugly head, and to refuse to acknowledge extreme abuse. We convince ourselves that humans cannot be monsters and through our rose-colored lenses, the world [in its entirety] is safe. But the world is not a sheltered place in which to live. Just ask Judith Westwater.
As a child, Judy was brutally beaten by her father and stepmother, Freda. Her mother struggled to care for her and more often than not, Judy was forgotten. Left alone to fend for herself, she was raped, not once, but twice. She spent time in an orphanage with nuns who couldn't care less about her wellbeing. She lived on the streets, hid out in backyards, ate from rubbish bins, and tried as hard as she could to blend in. Sometimes she was left on her own for weeks at a time with no money, no food, and no home to call her own. When her manipulative spiritualist preacher father kidnapped her and brought her along to South Africa, Judy Westwater found out the true meaning of Hell on Earth. Jack treated his daughter as a slave and used her as his own personal punching bag when, in truth, there was no one to blame for Judy's unhappiness but himself. If not for her courageous fighting spirit and innate will to survive, there is no doubt that Judy Westwater would have disappeared quietly from the face of the Earth.
Her suffering, however, has waned and now she can gaze upon better and brighter days. Today, Judy works tirelessly to set up centers for street children coping with abuse and poverty- not unlike her own horrific childhood. Her creation of the Pegasus Children's Trust and her work in South Africa have saved the lives of countless children that the world had completely given up on. This is Judy Westwater's story- from street kid to hero.
June 3, 2014
This book is amazing. My sister got this book when she went to California and read it in the few days she was there. My mom found it about a month or two ago and decided to start reading it. I noticed she would never put the book down! When she finished it she kept telling me that I should read it, so I decided I would go for it. I loved it. I know some people think "Why would you like a book that is sad?" I don't like it because of how it's sad, but because of how she makes it through the neglect/violence/struggle. I was so happy in certain parts for her, but it was like when she finally got something that made her happy it got taken away. It really makes you realize how much you have. It also really really taught me why you don't judge someone for even the littlest things. It's kind of unbelievable that someone went through all of this.
P.s. If you read this and thought that it ended to soon there is another book! It's called Street Kid Fights On! I plan on finding it somewhere and reading it next!
P.s. If you read this and thought that it ended to soon there is another book! It's called Street Kid Fights On! I plan on finding it somewhere and reading it next!
October 30, 2015
Read this book quite quickly. Memoir of a child who suffered horrendous abuse and went through what can only be described as hell. Very courageous little girl. A book I would definitely recommend xx
July 22, 2018
Judy
A very good book what a life judy lived an awful.childhood another and father who didn't care what happened to her ,but she found the circus and found a new life .5STARS going to have to get book 2 to see how she gets on a strong lady .
A very good book what a life judy lived an awful.childhood another and father who didn't care what happened to her ,but she found the circus and found a new life .5STARS going to have to get book 2 to see how she gets on a strong lady .
November 17, 2025
I "enjoyed" this book until it came to a rather abrupt end and I discovered that this is a trilogy. What an absolutely awful life. The South African part was interesting as a SA citizen.
November 18, 2016
Survival against all odds...
Loved by no one and alone in the world, the author's life was a struggle for survival from the moment she took her first breath. Born in postwar Manchester, England as the youngest of 3 daughters of an unhappily married impoverished couple, Judy was barely 2 years old when her mother was caught with a secret lover and in retribution, she was dragged out of the house by her livid father, never to return. As desperate as Judy was to return home to her mother and more importantly her older sisters, I could not believe that no one cared enough to come to her rescue and her longing was not reciprocated.
What followed was 15 years of Hell during which little Judy was beaten senseless by her father and new stepmother on a near daily basis, removed to an orphanage after one such beating nearly killed her only be returned after a few years to the two monsters she is forced to call her parents, worked like a lackey and denied the necessities of life, and robbed of all childhood innocence. While she acts as the resident slave and punching bag, her father, who would not even work in a mattress factory testing mattresses for 100 bucks an hour, runs some sort of metaphysical cult, conning the naive idiots who believe him out of huge sums of money. And as a result, this leads to Judy's father and stepmother plotting and succeeding in illegally absconding from the United Kingdom to South Africa with her at age 11, disguised as a boy. It infuriated me to no end that the only time Judy's mother seemed to genuinely take an interest is when the woman found out her ex-husband had fled the from jurisdiction, alerting the local media and obtaining a court order to have Judy seized from her father's possession when the ship docked in an African port and promptly returned to England. This woman, who does NOT deserve to be called a mother, pulled this off in a matter of days and yet for the past nearly decade had been concerned in the least for what her daughter was enduring while she started a new life with her new man! The seizure order arrived a little too late though and so Judy ended up in South Africa anyway, where once again she was abandoned by all and forced to fend for herself, not in an orphanage or a yard, but on the mean streets of Johannesburg. Through her time in South Africa the only thing that kept Judy going is an unwavering hope for a return to England and everyone she once loved. Unfortunately that long awaited joyous reunion fails to materialize and before long she finds herself right back where she started, alone in the world and estranged in South Africa.
Many memoirs are "Dysfunction For Dollars" whinefests, but this book is truly a story of survival even in the face of the most insurmountable odds.
Loved by no one and alone in the world, the author's life was a struggle for survival from the moment she took her first breath. Born in postwar Manchester, England as the youngest of 3 daughters of an unhappily married impoverished couple, Judy was barely 2 years old when her mother was caught with a secret lover and in retribution, she was dragged out of the house by her livid father, never to return. As desperate as Judy was to return home to her mother and more importantly her older sisters, I could not believe that no one cared enough to come to her rescue and her longing was not reciprocated.
What followed was 15 years of Hell during which little Judy was beaten senseless by her father and new stepmother on a near daily basis, removed to an orphanage after one such beating nearly killed her only be returned after a few years to the two monsters she is forced to call her parents, worked like a lackey and denied the necessities of life, and robbed of all childhood innocence. While she acts as the resident slave and punching bag, her father, who would not even work in a mattress factory testing mattresses for 100 bucks an hour, runs some sort of metaphysical cult, conning the naive idiots who believe him out of huge sums of money. And as a result, this leads to Judy's father and stepmother plotting and succeeding in illegally absconding from the United Kingdom to South Africa with her at age 11, disguised as a boy. It infuriated me to no end that the only time Judy's mother seemed to genuinely take an interest is when the woman found out her ex-husband had fled the from jurisdiction, alerting the local media and obtaining a court order to have Judy seized from her father's possession when the ship docked in an African port and promptly returned to England. This woman, who does NOT deserve to be called a mother, pulled this off in a matter of days and yet for the past nearly decade had been concerned in the least for what her daughter was enduring while she started a new life with her new man! The seizure order arrived a little too late though and so Judy ended up in South Africa anyway, where once again she was abandoned by all and forced to fend for herself, not in an orphanage or a yard, but on the mean streets of Johannesburg. Through her time in South Africa the only thing that kept Judy going is an unwavering hope for a return to England and everyone she once loved. Unfortunately that long awaited joyous reunion fails to materialize and before long she finds herself right back where she started, alone in the world and estranged in South Africa.
Many memoirs are "Dysfunction For Dollars" whinefests, but this book is truly a story of survival even in the face of the most insurmountable odds.
August 13, 2019
Really good book. Not a usual pick for me but a friend gave it to me so I took a chance. Judy's story is powerful and awful at the same time. To know that this actually happened is horrific and I kept wanting to punch the various adults in the face for doing this to a child. Despite everything there is a seemingly happy ending as Judy grows and can break away from all the hurt in her life. She truly is a survivor and her detached way of writing (common for survivors) draws you in even more. I was left curious about what happened to Judy afterwards and hope she has finally found happiness. I was curious about the psychological effects of growing up like this but as a first person narrative that is likely not something she herself would ever know or realize.
October 4, 2010
I read this book in a matter of days. It made me feel a mixture of things, but all in all a fantastic true story of how humans can survive the most awful, heartbreaking situations. I commend anyone who has the courage to write their story such as this. I would recommend this book to all, and if you ever think your life is 'tough' this book will bring you back down to earth and quickly make you appreciate all you have!
May 6, 2012
Beautiful. I could not believe some of the things to be true. It was fantasic, and made me wonder in awe how people live like that, how people could treat other humans like that. This book is truly an eye-opener. It really makes you thankfull for everything you have have in this life.
March 6, 2019
How heartbreaking to know that people treat children this way.
July 31, 2024
I read this book a couple years back, it’s not my usual book but a relative of mine gave it to me one day and said “I want you to read this. This book is like it was written about my life” and when I read it I couldn’t believe some of the things that Judy was put through, it’s such an eye opening book, you wouldn’t believe how cruel these people were and it made me feel so bad for the little girl in this book as well as the relative who gave it to me. Although I feel as though it allowed us to grow closer in a way, I’m so grateful I read this book and didn’t just ignore it.
Honestly I recommend reading this book so much because it opens your eyes widely to the things you may have not so much an ignorance but more of a lack of knowledge too, I feel as though it’s important we learn in whatever we learn about these things and allow it to be common knowledge that people go through these things every single day and not everybody survives it, just look at the case of Victoria Climbiè and how that little girl never got to grow up. I’m so grateful to the author writing this, I can imagine how hard it must of been but hopefully placed a sense of relief on your shoulders to be able to share your experience with others so I thank you.
Overall this book shows you many views upon the life of Judy and what she was exposed to whilst growing up, I highly recommend this book even if it is not your usual style (like me), I promise you it’s worth the read, thank you for reading.
Honestly I recommend reading this book so much because it opens your eyes widely to the things you may have not so much an ignorance but more of a lack of knowledge too, I feel as though it’s important we learn in whatever we learn about these things and allow it to be common knowledge that people go through these things every single day and not everybody survives it, just look at the case of Victoria Climbiè and how that little girl never got to grow up. I’m so grateful to the author writing this, I can imagine how hard it must of been but hopefully placed a sense of relief on your shoulders to be able to share your experience with others so I thank you.
Overall this book shows you many views upon the life of Judy and what she was exposed to whilst growing up, I highly recommend this book even if it is not your usual style (like me), I promise you it’s worth the read, thank you for reading.
July 9, 2025
This was a heartbreaking and powerful read. I found myself compelled to keep turning the pages—not out of suspense, but out of a deep hope that the suffering of this young girl would eventually come to an end. The story begins when Judy is just two years old and follows her through 17 years of unimaginable hardship. Despite how difficult it was to read at times, her resilience gave me perspective on my own life and strength to face even the small, daily struggles.
What struck me most was her inner drive to survive, even when everything around her seemed hopeless. It’s impossible not to feel for her. The book doesn’t shy away from the darker parts of her experience, including . Those moments were especially painful to read.
Though I couldn’t personally relate to most of her life circumstances, I still felt such a strong emotional connection. I kept thinking how much I wanted to bring her home, wrap her in a warm blanket, and make sure she never felt cold or hungry again. Judy’s story left me incredibly moved—and incredibly grateful.
A tough but important read. I’m so glad I picked it up.
What struck me most was her inner drive to survive, even when everything around her seemed hopeless. It’s impossible not to feel for her. The book doesn’t shy away from the darker parts of her experience, including . Those moments were especially painful to read.
Though I couldn’t personally relate to most of her life circumstances, I still felt such a strong emotional connection. I kept thinking how much I wanted to bring her home, wrap her in a warm blanket, and make sure she never felt cold or hungry again. Judy’s story left me incredibly moved—and incredibly grateful.
A tough but important read. I’m so glad I picked it up.
November 25, 2024
STREET KID BY JUDY WEST WATER
A book with multiple emotions, which brings a vivid picture of how rude certain parents/ family members can be
A childhood trauma can be the worst a person go through at their very young age, childhood traumas can ghost a person untill their older age such it's painful and the worst
This book taught me how important it is to respect humans, love children and be kind and spread kindness every where.
None of the chapters makes us laugh out loud but let us weep all alone.
It hurts where she was harassed, raped at the very young age
She doesn't even know why she was bleeding 💔
I did cry so you will!
Happy reading lovelies 🥲
This book is a must read 📚👏🏻
A book with multiple emotions, which brings a vivid picture of how rude certain parents/ family members can be
A childhood trauma can be the worst a person go through at their very young age, childhood traumas can ghost a person untill their older age such it's painful and the worst
This book taught me how important it is to respect humans, love children and be kind and spread kindness every where.
None of the chapters makes us laugh out loud but let us weep all alone.
It hurts where she was harassed, raped at the very young age
She doesn't even know why she was bleeding 💔
I did cry so you will!
Happy reading lovelies 🥲
This book is a must read 📚👏🏻
February 15, 2019
It is a little weird to rate a book at the top when it is filled with such horror and brutality. It amazes me that in the face of such overt abuse that people choose not to see anything. It is horrifying how little we care about each other and how far away from other's problems we would like to remain.
You have to give it to the author who made it through her life all alone without love, care and support. How she was able to come out of her childhood and to be successful is truly a miracle.
She is a strong person to have survived her traumatic childhood and it is wonderful that she is able to give back to other children who are in the position that she was growing up.
You have to give it to the author who made it through her life all alone without love, care and support. How she was able to come out of her childhood and to be successful is truly a miracle.
She is a strong person to have survived her traumatic childhood and it is wonderful that she is able to give back to other children who are in the position that she was growing up.
August 7, 2020
One of the most remarkable true life tales I’ve ever read! Seriously astounding what this woman went through at such a young age and her determination and strength is beyond admirable and beautiful! Her soul is unbreakable and I was gripped throughout in the hope better things lay ahead! It is undoubtedly a terrible life to have suffered but to make her the woman she is today can only serve as a testament to us all that your past doesn’t necessarily have to dictate your future in a negative way, but can be used to create good if you really want it too.
I googled the wonderful trust she set up and what she continues to do is amazing.
I googled the wonderful trust she set up and what she continues to do is amazing.
March 15, 2024
3.5
Such a tragic story! Reminded me a little of A Child Called It. Judy is abused in every way imaginable from the age of 2 (probably earlier) and learns to survive on her own in a foreign country. This poor child barely survived but somehow continued to find the inner strength to keep moving forward. The epilogue is about her work with street kids later in life and the wonderful things she has done to help them find sanctuary. I would have liked to have read more about the in-between years--meeting her husband, having children, working her way through devastating trauma. She is one strong woman!
Such a tragic story! Reminded me a little of A Child Called It. Judy is abused in every way imaginable from the age of 2 (probably earlier) and learns to survive on her own in a foreign country. This poor child barely survived but somehow continued to find the inner strength to keep moving forward. The epilogue is about her work with street kids later in life and the wonderful things she has done to help them find sanctuary. I would have liked to have read more about the in-between years--meeting her husband, having children, working her way through devastating trauma. She is one strong woman!
August 30, 2023
A Soul To Read About
People with souls have to suffer so much from the soulless. I can't believe everywhere she ran she had to face so many hardships. I relate to her only having brushes with others that carry so much warmth. People have more often than not just been plain cold towards me. I heard her describe feelings and thoughts that I have found myself wondering too. Feelings of stars being your only friends. Feelings of a longing for that family a continent away. A constant longing for warmth in this dark dark world. This girl is a soul to read about. I love her so much!
People with souls have to suffer so much from the soulless. I can't believe everywhere she ran she had to face so many hardships. I relate to her only having brushes with others that carry so much warmth. People have more often than not just been plain cold towards me. I heard her describe feelings and thoughts that I have found myself wondering too. Feelings of stars being your only friends. Feelings of a longing for that family a continent away. A constant longing for warmth in this dark dark world. This girl is a soul to read about. I love her so much!
July 17, 2018
L’enfance de Judy
Un témoignage poignant touchant Judy une enfant courageuse pleine de vie qui veut sans sortir coute que coute. Un témoignage qui vous fera pleurer et qui vous fera prendre conscience de la vie d’enfants maltraité. Une histoire que tous le monde devrait lire, une histoire qui pourrait faire parti des livres étudié au collège. Seul petit bémol certains passages sont mal traduits.
Un témoignage poignant touchant Judy une enfant courageuse pleine de vie qui veut sans sortir coute que coute. Un témoignage qui vous fera pleurer et qui vous fera prendre conscience de la vie d’enfants maltraité. Une histoire que tous le monde devrait lire, une histoire qui pourrait faire parti des livres étudié au collège. Seul petit bémol certains passages sont mal traduits.
April 8, 2020
As a South African, I was fascinated by the story of this girl ending up on the streets of our biggest city, back in the 60s. Fascinated and horrified. The fact that this is based on the author's own experience makes it all the sadder. Quick read, unless, like me, you had to put it down every so often and look at flowers or rainbows or something for a while. I became fully invested in the journey of the young girl, and was filled with revulsion, pride, awe, and sorrow along the way.
April 17, 2021
Wow, I could not put this book down. Judy's story is heartbreaking but she writes it in such a way that shows what an amazing and strong person she is.
In so many ways this book deserves a five-star. To have survived such a childhood, to write about it, and to use her experience to help others is mind-blowing.
As a South African, I was also particularly fascinated by her descriptions of Apartheid South Africa.
In so many ways this book deserves a five-star. To have survived such a childhood, to write about it, and to use her experience to help others is mind-blowing.
As a South African, I was also particularly fascinated by her descriptions of Apartheid South Africa.
January 5, 2018
what a life! The majority of this book is really hard to read because of the insanely difficult life the author lived. so sad that she had to endure such a life, but what a triumph that she has gone on to, not only be successful, but to dedicate her life to helping children today who are facing similar experiences. inspired.
April 13, 2019
Reading about Judy’s childhood and challenges she faced as a teenager made me reflect on my own life and reconsider the things that I often moan about which now seem so trivial. She is a true inspiration and emphasises that if you have a dream, you should follow it and never let any obstacles stand in your way. It is fair to say that I felt emotional reading this memoir.
September 3, 2020
Getting a picture of this book on my mind it was extremely difficult for me to accept this terrible scenes are real in someone's life. What is any pain and problems compared to Judy´s , that too at that raw age!! Life is not to be taken granted as there is always someone who have faced a lot for survival Moved😍😍 Thank you for sharing your story Judy!
September 25, 2020
Somewhere along the beginning of this book, I questioned why I was reading it and why I’d put myself through something so tragic and heartbreaking. The answer to that is simple: Judy is a remarkable survivor, her story deserves recognition and she deserves credit for the disturbing and struggle-filled life she’s had. This truly was an emotional rollercoaster.
January 11, 2021
Wow! How Ms. Westwater found the courage to write this book astounds me. She has personal strength, resilience, perseverance beyond boundaries. I hope she finally found peace in her life because the first 17 years sucked.
It's sad but it's also inspiring to find out how much inner strength we all have, hopefully.
It's sad but it's also inspiring to find out how much inner strength we all have, hopefully.
June 26, 2021
Kolejna świetna książka z tej serii. Nadal nie potrafię pojąć tego, jak te dzieci są traktowane i jacy muszą być ludzie, którzy ośmielają się nazywać ich rodzicami. Ogromny szacunek dla Judy, że mimo tak okropnie ciężkiego dzieciństwa, którego w zasadzie dzieciństwem nazwać nie można, potrafiła zawalczyć o swoje życie.
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