My Girl

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When Stace was seven her world was turned upside down when she realised she was in foster care. Thinking every child had a social worker and loving her life, her parents and her family, a brief encounter at the park with her biological father changed everything. On top of the already devastating revelation for a child to have to comprehend - that their life isn’t what they always thought it was - what came after was worse.

Years of upheaval, confusion, neglect and abuse that shattered a once happy, football-mad child. When the most horrifying happens and she discovers she’s pregnant by her own father, Stace was left with a choice to repeat the mistakes of the  past or fight to change the script for the sake of her daughter. 

My Girl is a powerful account of Stace’s story, I found myself sharing in her shock and anger as her life is changed irrevocably. Feelings of frustration and confusion at the system that created the situation in the first place while also seemingly unable to recognise it as concerning, and of being trapped while Stace feels unable to speak out oozes off the page. The accounts of the abuse Stace suffers  are chilling and deeply affecting. 

In telling the story we have reassurance that Stace survives, fulfilling her promise to herself to make something of her life after years of hurt. Now running a support group with tens of thousands of supporters in over 30 countries, this is a moving tale of family secrets and overcoming the darkest trauma and adversity. 

About My Girl

A woman who was sexually abused by her own father and later gave birth to his daughter is now running a support group which spans 30 countries and has tens of thousands of supporters. Stace Don, was taken into foster care as a baby after being neglected by her parents. For seven years, she lived an idyllic life, believing her foster parents were her real parents.

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