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The Only Guide You Will Ever Need For Your Marriage and
Relationship.
As heard on the HOW TO FAIL podcast with Elizabeth Day 'I was
utterly floored by the emotional depth of About A Son - a book that
reaches so deeply into the human experience that to read it is to
be forever changed. It is an unflinching examination of grief, a
painstaking deconstruction of injustice and a dispatch from the
frontiers of the human heart' Elizabeth Day On the evening of
Halloween in 2015, Morgan Hehir was walking with friends close to
Nuneaton town centre when they were viciously attacked by a group
of strangers. Morgan was stabbed, and died hours later in hospital.
He was twenty years old and loved making music with his band, going
to the football with his mates, having a laugh; a talented graffiti
artist who dreamed of moving away and building a life for himself
by the sea. From the moment he heard the news, Morgan's father
Colin Hehir began to keep an extraordinary diary. It became a
record not only of the immediate aftermath of his son's murder, but
also a chronicle of his family's evolving grief, the trial of
Morgan's killers, and his personal fight to unravel the lies,
mistakes and cover-ups that led to a young man with a history of
violence being free to take Morgan's life that night. Inspired by
this diary, About a Son is a unique and deeply moving exploration
of love and loss and a groundbreaking work of creative non-fiction.
Part true crime, part memoir, it tells the story of a shocking
murder, the emotional repercussions, and the failures that enabled
it to take place. It shows how grief affects and changes us, and
asks what justice means if the truth is not heard. It asks what can
be learned, and where we go from here.
Nothing to lose...When nineteen-year-old Tommy Carter throws away a
promising career as a professional boxer to work for local villain
Davey Abbott, everyone thinks he's made a huge mistake - collecting
debts and working in strip clubs is no life for a young lad just
starting out in life. Everything to gain. A brutal fighter, Tommy
quickly earns a reputation for himself - feared and respected by
everyone - and becomes Davey's trusted right-hand man. But when
Davey is murdered Tommy is shocked to learn that Davey has left his
business empire to him - Tommy's the boss now. No one believes
Tommy will succeed. But there is only one rule Tommy lives
by...always back the underdog. Because Tommy is on the way up. This
book was previously published as Barking Boy. Another gripping
gangland read by Kerry Kaya. Perfect for fans of Kimberley
Chambers, Martina Cole, Heather Atkinson and Caz Finlay.
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