Pearl
Jo Knowles
After fifteen-year-old Bean's beloved grandfather Gus dies, she discovers uncomfortable secrets about him, her mother, and the father she has never known.
Read Time: ~3 hr
Cry hard and swim
by Jacqueline Spring (1987)
About this book
The true story of the childhood and therapy of an incest survivor. Jacqueline Spring was born into a Glaswegian family that appeared conventionally at ease both emotionally and materially. But the picture that emerges is one of pain and bewilderment caused by her father's sexual advances.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreCry hard and swim Lead Character
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