Three Little Words

By Lucy Clifford

★★★★★ LITERARY TITAN - 5-STAR REVIEW

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Three little words.

Words that would shape an entire lifetime.

Behind the smile of a little girl was a secret she was never meant to carry.

In Three Little Words, Lucy Clifford shares the deeply personal story of a childhood shaped by sexual abuse, silence and the complicated reality of living with a secret no child should ever have to keep.

But what happens to a child doesn't simply disappear when childhood ends.

With raw honesty, Lucy explores the ripples left behind - the beliefs formed, the choices made and the ways our earliest experiences can quietly shape the person we become.

This is not a story told for shock.

It is a story about breaking silence. About seeing the child behind the behaviour. About understanding that what happens to us can leave echoes long after the moment itself has passed.

Above all, it is about finding the courage to finally give a voice to the little girl who once believed silence was the safest place to hide.

Because every story has ripples.

This is mine.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1919014756
• ISBN13: 9781919014753
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Lucy Clifford
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"