I Belong to No One: One woman's true story of family violence, forced adoption and ultimate triumphant survival

By Gwen Wilson

Book Overview

A teenager in the 1970s, Gwen Wilson grew up in Western Sydney. It was a tough childhood. Illegitimate, fatherless - her mother in and out of psychiatric hospitals; it would have been easy for anyone to despair and give up. Yet Gwen had hope. Despite it all, she was a good student, fighting hard for a scholarship and a brighter future. Then she met Colin. Someone to love who would love her back. But that short-lived love wasn't the sanctuary Gwen was looking for. It was the start of a living hell. Rape was just the beginning. By sixteen she was pregnant, her education abandoned. Australian society did not tolerate single mothers; prejudice and discrimination followed her everywhere. In an effort to save her son, Jason, from the illegitimacy and deprivation she'd grown up with, Gwen chose to marry Colin - and too quickly the nightmare of physical abuse, poverty and homelessness seemed inescapable.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0733634079
• ISBN13: 9780733634079
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Hachette Australia
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"