{"product_id":"9781617924699","title":"Peckham Cry","description":"WARNING: There are some parts of this book that the reader might find\u003cbr\u003eupsetting due to the harrowing and graphic contents!\u003cbr\u003eThis novel is set just after WW2 in South East London. Sylvia is an adopted\u003cbr\u003echild whose adoptive mother is dinstinctly cold and hostile towards her,\u003cbr\u003ewhile her adoptive father seems to love her - perhaps just a little bit too\u003cbr\u003emuch. Fortunately Sylvia is a very resiliant child and can cope with the\u003cbr\u003eknocks dished out to her. She finds refuge in her books, and with her little\u003cbr\u003epet mouse Mickey. One day however, the truth comes out and she is placed\u003cbr\u003einto children's homes for her own safety but they are not the safe haven one\u003cbr\u003ethinks. Running away from them Sylvia is placed in a mental hospital as the\u003cbr\u003eWelfare authorities are at their wits end as to what to do with her. Upon\u003cbr\u003erelease, Sylvia ends up living rough on the streets, surviving as a\u003cbr\u003eprostitute, and only the birth of her child makes her determined to turn her\u003cbr\u003elife around.\u003cbr\u003eThis story is about finding that light at the end of a tunnel.\u003cbr\u003eChild abuse is very prevalent in today's society but help is more available\u003cbr\u003enow. All proceeds from the sale of this book are going to help augment child\u003cbr\u003eabuse charities.","brand":"BookBaby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171037987056,"sku":"9781617924699","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781617924699_p0.jpg?v=1763852008","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781617924699","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}