Ugly
Constance Briscoe
May 2007 · Hodder & Stoughton · Narrated by Constance Briscoe
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Constance's mother systematically abused her daughter, both physically and emotionally, throughout her childhood. Regularly beaten and starved, the girl was so desperate she took herself off to Social Services and tried to get taken into care. When that failed, she swallowed bleach 'because it kills all known germs and my mother always told me I was a germ'. When Constance was thirteen, her mother simply moved out, leaving her daughter to fend for herself: there was no gas, no electricity and no food.
But somehow Constance found the courage to survive her terrible start in life. This is her heartrending - and ultimately triumphant - story.
(P)2005 Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
But somehow Constance found the courage to survive her terrible start in life. This is her heartrending - and ultimately triumphant - story.
(P)2005 Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
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Constance Briscoe practises as a barrister and in 1996 became a part-time judge - one of the first black women to sit as a judge in the UK. She lives in Clapham with her two children, Martin and Francesca. Her partner is Tony Arlidge QC.
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