Andrew Crofts Boeken

Mishandeling, verkrachting en slavernij: voor iedereen een nachtmerrie, voor de Britse Zana Muhsen de afschuwelijke werkelijkheid. Op vijftienjarige leeftijd stuurt haar vader Zana en haar zusje Nadia naar Jemen. De meisjes denken een droomvakantie tegemoet te gaan, maar komen bedrogen uit: ze zijn uitgehuwelijkt. Acht oneindige jaren leeft Zana in gevangenschap, waaruit ze uiteindelijk ontsnapt met behulp van haar moeder en de Britse media. Maar Nadia en Zana’s zoontje Marcus blijven achter in mensonterende omstandigheden.

Taban overcame extreme poverty, racism and xenophobia to become the man he is today. Heart-warming and inspiring, his life story is one of survival against all odds.

Joe knew his mother was cruel and violent, but he trusted his beloved father to protect him from her. When a freak accident saw his father burn to death in front of him, Joe was left at the mercy of his mother. Without the love of his friend and brother, he wouldn't have survived. With them, he went on to spend his life fighting child abuse.

"I crept out the house. I would never live in fear of mum and her friends again. The shameful things they made me do, the the terrible things they did. At last I was free."The heart-breaking true story of an abused little boy who grew up into a remarkable man.Little Joe was only five when he was first beaten by his mother and brutally raped by her boyfriend, and only nine when they sold him to a paedophile ring. For years he was beaten, raped, photographed and abused, fed only on meagre scraps that he had to lick off the cellar floor.Then, when he was 16, Joe finally found the courage to escape. Joe ran away to London to start a new life but his nightmare was far from over. Penniless, friendless and utterly desperate, Joe was drawn into the dark world of crime. He was bent on self-destruction until the love of a good woman finally set him free...

SECRETS OF THE ITALIAN GARDENER takes the reader on a heart-pounding journey through the bloody downfall of a doomed tyrant in the company of a young couple struggling to cope with the greatest private tragedy imaginable.

Set against the backdrop of the UK legal system, the narrative follows Gina, a young woman from the Philippine mountains, whose desire to support her family leads her into a harrowing trial for murder. Her experiences reflect themes of resilience and the struggle for justice, weaving a tale of love, loss, and the enduring power of hope as she navigates the challenges of her circumstances.

For the first few years of her life, Sarah Harris was a normal, happy, popular little girl. But from the age of six she was targeted by a vicious, manipulative but invisible enemy — and her life became a living hell.Before long she was suspended from school, alienated from her friends, completely bewildered and utterly terrified. Her happy childhood had been destroyed forever.For her mother, Lyndsey, it was a life beyond her worst nightmares.Her little girl, the daughter she loved so much, seemed to have transformed overnight — into a child she hardly recognized. A child she almost feared. Suddenly, Lyndsey was fighting to keep her family together — and to save her daughter’s sanity.But then the horrific truth started to become clear. And both Lyndsey and Sarah discovered they had been the innocent victims of the most horrifying betrayal imaginable…

A British ghostwriter becomes entangled in a web of deadly schemes when he takes on a project for a Silicon Valley billionaire. As he navigates the treacherous landscape of wealth and ambition, he uncovers sinister motives and dangerous secrets among the elite. This gripping tale explores themes of power, betrayal, and the dark side of success, making it a thrilling commentary on contemporary society.

Ghostwriting is a thriving, secretive industry. Ghostwriters can create best- selling books for film stars, footballers, pop singers, presidents and anyone else with an interesting story to tell. This book reveals the secrets of how to turn ghostwriting into a successful and lucrative career.

Autobiografisch verhaal van Maria Landon, een Engels meisje dat van jongs af aan door haar vader misbruikt werd. Ze groeit op tussen dieven en pooiers. Vanaf haar dertiende moet ze voor haar vader als prostituee werken. Hij is een gewelddadige, geestelijk zieke dronkenlap. Hij laat zijn vrouw tippelen, verwaarloost en mishandelt zijn vier kinderen. Maria's moeder loopt weg en laat haar kinderen achter. Die worden uit huis geplaatst. Maria gaat van het ene tijdelijke pleeggezin naar tehuizen en internaten en soms is ze periodes bij haar vader naar wie ze ondanks alles altijd weer terugkeert. Ze raakt aan de drugs en de drank, doet aan zelfmutilatie. Als ze vijftien jaar oud is loopt ze weg met een vriendje die haar voor hem laat tippelen. Op haar zeventiende wordt e moeder van een zoontje. Dat is het begin van de lange weg naar een normaal leven en het verwerken van haar ervaringen.