From bestselling author, Toni Maguire, comes a new story of trauma and survival.
Set against a backdrop of East End London, Georgia experienced a childhood few of us could imagine. Though brought up in a loving family,she watched her family break apart through deceit and her mother descend into heroin addiction.
Escaping into what she felt was a loving sanctuary, Georgia ended up trapped in a violent relationship with a man who would beat and abuse her. After having her three children by him, she knew she had to escape to finally find safety.
Now Georgia is sharing her story of survival to help others and prove there is hope even after trauma and heartache. Toni Maguire is the author of sixteen books, including her own bestselling memoirs Don't Tell Mummy and When Daddy Comes Home. Telling her own story encouraged others who had kept their childhood secrets hidden to approach her, and she now writes for those who need a voice too. To date, she has sold over 1.5 million books worldwide. The next book from bestselling author, Toni Maguire - a harrowing story of neglect and a search for hope and meaning Inspirational memoir is a core genre for the John Blake list and with Toni we have a brand author, alongside other bestselling authors in this genre, like Cathy Glass and Maggie Hartley. We've re-established Toni in this space - WHY, FATHER? (published in April 2023) has seen a 300% WOW growth in the first month's Amazon sales compared to the previous 2 books. Our NSPCC partnership has been in place since the beginning of the year so there's huge opportunity for cross-promotion, and it is clearly adding credibility to the series.
