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The Second Victim: Daisy's Story
- Narrated by: Daisy
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In this Audible Original Podcast, we hear the story of Daisy - a black baby adopted into a white family in rural 1970’s England. Alienation and loss of identity dominate her childhood.
After discovering she was conceived through child rape, she begins a lifelong mission to find and prosecute her birth father using the only irrefutable evidence left. Her own DNA.
But justice isn’t just for her birth mother. She too, is a victim, and when the world around her doesn’t agree, she is forced to reckon with external and internal powers out of her control.
Content Warning: There are references to child sexual abuse, suicide and there is also strong language and racist language at times. Listener discretion is advised.
Episode 1: Born a Crime Scene
Daisy struggles with the glare of attention she receives as the only black child in her community. Then she discovers the truth behind her adoption.
Episode 2: The Missing Mother
Amid an exciting new life in London, Daisy begins to search for her birth mother, Grace. If she can just meet her, maybe Daisy will be able to make more sense of who she is in the world.
Episode 3: The Missing Father
After a difficult reunion, Grace and Daisy try to get to know each other, but it’s harder than expected. Feeling she has nothing left to lose, Daisy decides to find out once and for all who her birth father is.
Episode 4: The Watershed
The relationship between Grace and Daisy comes to a gut-wrenching halt and Daisy is confronted with some destabilising realisations about her adoption. Then a national scandal drives her on a furious mission to seek justice for her birth father’s crime.
Episode 5: Vexatious
Daisy turns detective as she tries to uncover her birth father’s identity. Armed with a mountain of new evidence, she’s confident of bringing a prosecution against him.
Episode 6: The Power of Rage
Daisy reaches breaking point. Just as she feels she’s exhausted all options, a television interview turns the tables.
Episode 7: I Am Not Your Shame
Justice is served, but Daisy’s wounds still go deep. She diverts her anger into a campaign to change the law. And she begins to address her own trauma.
Episode 8: Roots
Daisy is coming to terms with the true impact of being trans-racially adopted. Having never had a sense of her black Jamaican identity, she makes a journey to uncover her ancestry which will become one of the most transformative experiences of her life.
For further listening and reading on the topics covered in this series, Daisy recommends the following podcasts and books – all available on Audible or Amazon.
PODCASTS
DAWTA The podcast
Adoptees On
Adoptees Crossing Lines
BOOKS
You Don’t Look Adopted by Anne Heffron
You Are Your Best Thing by Tarana Burke and Brené Brown
Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir by Rebecca Carroll
Child Sexual Abuse In Black And Minoritised Communities edited by Aisha K.Gill & Hannah Begum
If you have been affected by any of the themes in the series please find below details of organisations that can help you:
www.pac-uk.org/our-services/adopted-adults
Samaritans - call 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie (or the Samaritans Welsh Language Line is 0808 164 0123)
National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK - 0800 689 5652
SANEline - If you're experiencing a mental health problem call 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm–10.30pm every day).
Other international crisis helplines can be found at www.befrienders.org
Producer: Raw TV
Now available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-01-2024
An amazing story
I loved this story, and I don't agree with the review saying it was repetitive. I think that Daisy had incredible courage telling her story and an amazing ability to articulate how her situation and experience impacted her life, her sense of self and her identity in the world. As a step child with some similar early life experiences, and later life complex PTSD I was really moved and also informed by the story.of this extraordinary life.
I hope Daisy has the opportunity to tell more stories as her real self because I think she has great insight, compassion and the most wonderful streak of humanity, I think the world would benefit from more of her unique voice.
Well done Daisy and Barbs, I thought every minute was an important and well crafted, and a story that will no doubt help many many people to find their own place in the world.
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- leahjo
- 29-01-2024
Powerful story
This podcast is a powerful and moving story of one woman’s determination to find herself. Loved every second.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-12-2023
Good story. A bit protracted
It’s an Amazing and heartbreaking story about daisy however, it’s A bit repetitive in places
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