--- product_id: 97185594 title: "DON’T TELL MUMMY: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal: A True Story Of The Ultimate Betrayal" price: "26025CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/97185594-don-t-tell-mummy-a-true-story-of-the-ultimate store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Same-day dispatch True story memoir No quibble returns DON’T TELL MUMMY: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal: A True Story Of The Ultimate Betrayal **Price:** 26025CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Dare to face the untold—because some stories demand to be heard. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** DON’T TELL MUMMY: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal: A True Story Of The Ultimate Betrayal - **How much does it cost?** 26025CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/97185594-don-t-tell-mummy-a-true-story-of-the-ultimate) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Rapid Delivery:** Order before noon, get your copy dispatched the very same day—no waiting. - • **Empowering Read:** Join thousands who’ve found strength and solidarity in Toni’s story. - • **Top-Ranked Impact:** Ranked #48 in Violence Against Women—an essential, eye-opening narrative. - • **Unflinching Truth:** A brutally honest memoir that confronts taboo with courage and grace. - • **Mint Condition Guarantee:** Pristine packaging ensures your book arrives flawless and ready to read. ## Overview DON’T TELL MUMMY is Toni Maguire’s harrowing memoir revealing the devastating impact of childhood abuse and betrayal. With a 4.5-star rating from over 700 readers, this powerful true story is dispatched same day if ordered before noon, arrives in mint condition, and offers a no-quibble return policy. Ranked among the top books on violence against women, it’s a must-read for those seeking raw truth and resilience. ## Description This heart-wrenching memoir from Toni Maguire tells the deeply moving story of an idyllic childhood that masked a terrible truth. Underneath her mother's gentility and her father's roguish charm lay horrifying secrets, which eventually led to their only child's near destruction. The first time her father made an improper advance on Toni, she was six years old. Her father warned her not to tell her mother, or anyone else, because they would blame her and wouldn't love her any more. It had to remain ‘our secret.’ When she finally built up the courage to tell her mother what had happened, she was told never to speak of the matter again. With no one to turn to, isolated and alone in rural Ireland, the abuse continued unhindered. At fourteen Toni fell pregnant by her father, and when her state was discovered she was made to have a late abortion which almost killed her. The truth of her childhood could no longer be kept hidden but, just as her father predicted, Toni found herself judged and rejected by her family, teachers and friends. The blame and anger she was treated with only worsened when her father was sent to prison as a result of his actions. This is the compelling story of her struggle to put the ghost of her childhood to rest, and emerge ultimately triumphant. Review: Heartbreaking and Incredibly Brave - This book had me in tears in various places throughout the account of Toni Maguire's childhood and adolescence. It is the emotional account of her relationship with her physically and sexually abusive father and the mother who stood by him through it all. Antoinette was 6 when her father first sexually abused her and the abuse continued for nine years. She was told, and believed, that any admission to anyone would result in her being blamed, that is if anyone believed her in the first place. This story is so well told that I can only assume that it must have taken an enormous amount of courage to write. Having said that, it is written so well that the reader almost becomes a fly on the wall through it all. I can't say that I enjoyed reading this story, but I am glad that I did. It is an amazing story written by an amazing woman. Review: Superb - I’ve read several books in this genre, and without doubt, this is the most beautifully and intelligently written of all. Ms Maguire takes us on a journey through her childhood, where the young girl has no choice but to accept the changes thrown at her. The injustices and prejudices against a child being forced into horrible situations with no one to support her filled me with anger and made me wish I could reach back in time to hug her. She lived in a “mysterious adult world where children’s feelings are not real” but made it through, and I look forward to the sequel to discover how Toni deals with fresh challenges. This book was so well written that I felt like I knew her. I also enjoyed the references to places in Northern Ireland, which made me long for a Morelli’s ice cream and a stroll along Portstewart Strand. ## Features - Warning:Not suitable for children over 36 months - New - Mint Condition - Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon - Guaranteed packaging - No quibbles returns ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 136,803 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 9 in Violence against Women 51 in Real Life Tragedy Biographies 68 in Sexual Abuse Biographies | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 744 Reviews | ## Images ![DON’T TELL MUMMY: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal: A True Story Of The Ultimate Betrayal - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61o6fa1Q15L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heartbreaking and Incredibly Brave *by R***D on 19 October 2007* This book had me in tears in various places throughout the account of Toni Maguire's childhood and adolescence. It is the emotional account of her relationship with her physically and sexually abusive father and the mother who stood by him through it all. Antoinette was 6 when her father first sexually abused her and the abuse continued for nine years. She was told, and believed, that any admission to anyone would result in her being blamed, that is if anyone believed her in the first place. This story is so well told that I can only assume that it must have taken an enormous amount of courage to write. Having said that, it is written so well that the reader almost becomes a fly on the wall through it all. I can't say that I enjoyed reading this story, but I am glad that I did. It is an amazing story written by an amazing woman. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superb *by N***L on 6 May 2022* I’ve read several books in this genre, and without doubt, this is the most beautifully and intelligently written of all. Ms Maguire takes us on a journey through her childhood, where the young girl has no choice but to accept the changes thrown at her. The injustices and prejudices against a child being forced into horrible situations with no one to support her filled me with anger and made me wish I could reach back in time to hug her. She lived in a “mysterious adult world where children’s feelings are not real” but made it through, and I look forward to the sequel to discover how Toni deals with fresh challenges. This book was so well written that I felt like I knew her. I also enjoyed the references to places in Northern Ireland, which made me long for a Morelli’s ice cream and a stroll along Portstewart Strand. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Shocked & Saddened *by M***E on 16 December 2008* This is author Toni Maguires true story of her harrowing childhood in Belfast in the 1950's, at the hands of a sexually abusive father. It runs along side of the story of her sitting in a nursing home as an adult, with her terminally ill mother. As she keeps her vigil, her memories come back to her and she begins to tell her story of her childhood. This is not a story of neglect in a material sense as is usually the case, but a fairly average childhood in all other respects, interspersed with horrendous sexual abuse. As we find out, the damage caused lasts a lifetime for Toni. This is another book I couldn't put down until finished. How a parent can do such things to a child is totally beyond my belief! It highlights the fact that so many families can hide such hideous secrets behind a cover of "normality" and "respectability". Well worth a read. 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