Hurt

This book allows four anonymous parents to tell the story of how sexual abuse affected their children, their families and themselves. As well as the practical issues of disclosure, investigation and prosecution, the book focuses on the emotional effects of each parent's discovery that a child they believed they were protecting had been violated, often by someone they trusted, and how these emotions continue to affect the parents' relationships with others, both within and beyond the family.

By including the stories in the parents' own words, the book helps the reader begin to understand the extent of the trauma and distress caused by sexual abuse. Webb-Harvey's own commentary is kept separate but places the parents' experiences in the context of the wider work she and her colleagues do at Mosac, a charity that supports the families of abused children.