A shocking expose of the appalling abuse and experimentation carried out on vulnerable children at Aston Hall Hospital, Derbyshire, in the 60s and 70s. Barbara O'Hare was admitted to Aston Hall psychiatric hospital when she was 12-years-old, where she was subjected to horrifying courses of 'treatment' from its head physician. Frequently injected with drugs, locked away and abused, Barbara has attempted to come to terms with her time at Aston Hall 46 years on. After creating the Facebook group 'Survivors of Aston Hall', victims have been brought together in their search for answers of how the abuse they suffered came to pass, and was kept secret for so long. Their efforts have led to a major police investigation and a meeting at the Houses of Parliament to have their story heard. Now, more than 100 people have come forward alleging abuse at Aston Hall.
This is Barbara's first book, exposing the abuse she suffered at Aston Hall. A shocking expose of the appalling abuse and experimentation carried out on vulnerable children at Aston Hall Hospital, Derbyshire, in the 70s. This is a growing news story that is attracting more and more attention while media outlets await the outcome of a full-scale police investigation. It echoes other horrific abuse stories that emerging from the 60s and 70s, such as Jimmy Saville. Radio 4 recently ran a documentary dedicated to the topic and the BBC have plans to air a documentary. The author is the key witness and lynch pin of the campaign. She runs a support group for other survivors, was the first to take her story to the press and continually lobbies and petitions government and the police to take action. She is a very passionate person and lives for this cause. This will be the first personal account of what took place at Aston Hall and will follow other successful memoirs with a newsworthy element, such as Girl A (90,000 copies sold) about the Rochdale grooming case and Hackney Child (XXX) about growing up in care. Barbara will be fully identified and supported by other survivors, some of which would be happy to take part in publicity.
