You can't have my daughter : a mother's desperate fight to save her daughter from sex traffickers - a powerful true story

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You can't have my daughter : a mother's desperate fight to save her daughter from sex traffickers - a powerful true story

Title remainder

a mother's desperate fight to save her daughter from sex traffickers - a powerful true story

Statement of responsibility

Elizabeth McDonnell

Creator

• McDonnell, Elizabeth

Subject

• Crime
• Human trafficking -- Great Britain
• Adopted children
• McDonnell, Lara
• Parent and child
• McDonnell, Elizabeth

Language

eng

Summary

As a single 51-year-old woman, Elizabeth had given up hope of ever becoming a mother. When she was approved to adopt 10-year-old Lara, it was a dream come true. Elizabeth knew that that her new daughter had had a difficult past but when she found out that Lara had been abused, the extent of her emotional damage became clear. By the age of 12, Lara was often out of control. For the next five years Elizabeth put herself in danger to rescue her daughter time and time again, while battling the authorities who failed to give Lara the help she so desperately needed. She had no idea that her daughter was being trafficked by a sex ring. Because she refused to give up on Lara, today Elizabeth and Lara have a close and loving relationship. Deeply moving, this is the story of a mother determined to keep her promise to her daughter: 'I will always be there for you, whether you want me to or not'

Cataloging source

StDuBDS

Dewey number

• 364.1'534'092
• 364.1534092

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no index present

Literary form

non fiction