Joan Davy Unveils Touching Story in PLEASE HELP ME

Not all children are exposed to abuse, stress and trauma, but there are still some who experience growing up in unkind, abusive families. Some adults may say that they are too young to understand everything; however they still are affected by the situation even though they did not understand what happened. These factors can greatly affect the lives of the children and how they cope and fight the stresses and problems in life. Please Help Me by Joan Davy is a book about surviving trauma and healing. It follows the tumultuous life of an abused child who felt neglected and unloved but despite her past; she emerged successful and contented in life. How did she do it? Readers should read her story.

Excerpt from Please Help Me:

When I was four, I remember walking on paving stones: avoiding the cracks, living in the moment with a nice clear mind. Grandma looked after me while my mother worked. When I was seven, life changed when my mother married someone she hardly knew. I am taken to hell to live with them. I believe in hell. It was at Number 34. There was no grown-up to stop the deluge of abuse. A blanket is thrown over my mind and I hide under it. Worry and anxiety have seeped into my soul and there they stay. At 16, I think I have been clever to get pregnant so I can marry and get away but I am trapped. I worry about what is happening with my half-sisters. At 20, my mind is not coping and I urgently need someone to help me but there is still no one to turn to. That's the day a visitor enters my kitchen and let me see something beyond my wildest imagination. Can I tell you about it? Every word is true. Through my future life struggles I am told I can contact the visitor for help anytime. And I do. Often.

Skillfully written, truly enlightening, and highly descriptive, Please Help Me is a highly engaging volume that highlights the negative effects of stress and abuse to children. It aims to project that one's future is not always measured by one's past but his choices and actions in life.

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About the Author
Joan Davy lives in sunny Queensland, Australia by herself. Her five children are grown up now. Recently, she retired from full time work. However, she still has her opera career and her queen persona to fall back on. Seriously, she just wants to live a quiet life.

Please Help Me* by Joan Davy
Publication Date: May 24, 2013
Trade Paperback; AU$29.99; 163 pages; 978-1-4836-2219-4
Trade Hardback; AU$49.99; 163 pages; 978-1-4836-2220-0
Ebook; AU$3.99; 978-1-4836-2221-7

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