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The Sunday Times Bestseller

“I was born and broken in Birkenhead, abused from infancy by a network of every kind of pervert from ‘thinks it’s love’ to ‘show it hurts’. I was unwanted, beaten, sold, swapped, photographed, filmed, left for dead, corrupted, blamed, betrayed, ignored and orphaned.

But I was also born with a fire inside me. I call it my Phoenix Fire. I am no victim – that word only describes what happened to me. Nor am I a survivor because that implies I am over it. I am a Phoenix – a work in progress. This is my story…”



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"Beaten, left for dead and raped from the age of four, but now a national campaigner - Shy Keenan, we salute you."

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"I found Broken very painful (in fact, I remain haunted by its contents). Shy is trying hard to make the world a safer place for my children."

* Observer *

Broken: The most shocking childhood story ever

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      Publisher Ad Lib Publishers Ltd
      Published 26 May 2022
      ISBN-13 9781914451003
      978-1914451003
      ISBN-10 1914451007
      Also in:
      Non Fiction Biography Biography: general Memoirs

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The Sunday Times Bestseller

      “I was born and broken in Birkenhead, abused from infancy by a network of every kind of pervert from ‘thinks it’s love’ to ‘show it hurts’. I was unwanted, beaten, sold, swapped, photographed, filmed, left for dead, corrupted, blamed, betrayed, ignored and orphaned.

      But I was also born with a fire inside me. I call it my Phoenix Fire. I am no victim – that word only describes what happened to me. Nor am I a survivor because that implies I am over it. I am a Phoenix – a work in progress. This is my story…”



      Trade Review

      "Beaten, left for dead and raped from the age of four, but now a national campaigner - Shy Keenan, we salute you."

      * Eve magazine *

      "I found Broken very painful (in fact, I remain haunted by its contents). Shy is trying hard to make the world a safer place for my children."

      * Observer *

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