Agnes: A childhood betrayed and reclaimed

A true story of triumph over the trauma of childhood sexual abuse

After an absence of 30 years, Agnes returns to Australia at the behest of her aging, narcissistic mother. Having undergone a long period of psychotherapy, she now entertains a hope that burning questions will be answered and haunting mysteries solved.

In a leafy suburb of Sydney, a chance meeting in front of her childhood home resurrects memories of a traumatic event. This represents the moment young Agnes starts to realise, and repress, feelings of confusion, cruelty and alienation from those who should love her the most.

Agnes: A Childhood Betrayed and Reclaimed is the revelatory, true account of one woman’s determination to grapple with, and heal, the ills that have beset her past.

Biography

Judy King grew up in Sydney, Australia. Despite a traumatic childhood, she managed to establish a successful real estate agency in Paddington, when the working-class suburb was on the cusp of gentrification. She has led an intrepid life in Asia and Europe, eventually settling in Mallorca, Spain, where she has carved out a reputation as a much-acclaimed sculptor.

In the vein of Frank McCourt’s Angela’s Ashes and Augusten Burroughs’ Running with Scissors, Agnes will shock and beguile the reader in equal measure. Ultimately it is Judy’s hope that Agnes will lift the lid on the scourge of child sexual abuse and help others who have been afflicted to heal.

Agnes: A Childhood Betrayed and Reclaimed by Judy King

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