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The Bad Room
- Held Captive and Abused by My Evil Carer. A True Story of Survival.
- Narrated by: Caro Clarke
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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The Bad Room
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Publisher's Summary
After years of physical and mental abuse, Jade thought her kindly foster mother would be the answer to her prayers. She was wrong … this is her staggering true story.
‘This must be what prison is like,’ I thought as another hour crawled by. In fact, prison would be better … at least you knew your sentence. You could tick off the days until you got out. In the Bad Room we had no idea how long we’d serve.
After years of constant abuse, Jade thought her foster mother Linda Black would be the answer to her prayers. Loving and nurturing, she offered ten-year-old Jade a life free of fear.
But once the regular social-worker checks stopped, Linda turned and over the next six years Jade and three other girls were kept prisoner in a bedroom they called the ‘bad room’.
Shut away for 16 hours at a time, they were starved, violently beaten, forbidden from speaking or using the toilet and routinely humiliated. Jade was left feeling broken and suicidal.
This is the powerful true story of how one woman banished the ghosts of her past by taking dramatic action to protect the life of every vulnerable child in care.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-03-2021
A tear jerker
Such an amazing story, best book/ audiobook ever. This young lady went through such torment and her story should be a massive wake up call for any Agency specialising in the care of vulnerable children, and to make sure the voice is heard.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-10-2020
A captivating story
This story is frustrating! The author did everything they possibly could. I often unwarrantedly become frustrated with the author. That’s easy to do as the spoiled brat I am. This story was different. She tried! She tried so hard to do everything right and to ask for help. Literally everyone failed her at every turn. This story makes me want to be a social worker but also wonder is there any point ? Could I actually ever help anyone ? I would love to support the author if they have PayPal or any Australian method of payment.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-08-2021
A wakeup to the social systems
Loved it, struggled with it, cried during it! Sad what some children go through
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- Salena
- 04-02-2022
Bad, Just Bad
How could any parent treat a child like this I don’t understand, you own flesh and blood…
Totally disgusted
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- Anonymous User
- 25-11-2021
Enjoyable
it was well written, similar to others but kept me going.
worth reading this
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- Samantha Rose
- 03-05-2022
Brilliantly written and thought provoking!
What a heartbreakingly sad book. Very well written and it kept me on the edge of my nerves right up until the end.
Social services should be ashamed of themselves. Just how did they get it so wrong and keep getting it wrong. Will they learn from this? I doubt it.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-05-2021
I found this hard to read
This was very hard to read as it left me angry this should not ever happen. to any child.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-02-2021
wonderful
this book highlights the need for foster carers to be checked. I found it a great read and I couldn't stop listening .
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- Slybury
- 23-08-2021
excellent
i found myself wanting to do something to help the kids thoroughly enjoyed it
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- Anonymous User
- 02-02-2021
very emotional and powerful story-
powerful story full of emotions of a flawed system I can only hope and pray no other child has to suffer like this sadly that won't be the case well done Jade you rose above and broke the cycle.
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