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Resources - Review - The people behind painful life stories

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This book considers the work of projects under the auspices of Barnardo's and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and in particular highlights the writings of 24 children and adults.

The title alone is a wonderful challenge to the reader, but alsoillustrates its aim - interpretation. After reading each piece ofcreative writing, I was left wondering about the person behind it,considering their world and how they survived. That said, I found it adifficult read. I could not decide if this was because of its context,its structure, the myriad of stories and feelings expressed, or, in somecases, if the unsaid parts of the story affected me greatly. I decidedto step away and approach the book in a different manner. This meant Idipped in and out dependent on the attraction of the sub headings andindex provided.

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