{"product_id":"ruined-for-life-peter-tal-9781778831935","title":"Ruined For Life?","description":"\u003cp\u003eA HARROWING STORY ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL'S TRAUMATIC ASSAULT AND THE YEARS OF RECOVERY THAT FOLLOWED.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix-year-old Erica is bullied at school. Upset, she decides to walk home. She never arrives. The next morning, a search party finds her naked and unconscious in the dry sand under the bridge at Sandy Creek. Victim of a brutal perverted assault, and with catastrophic life-threatening injuries, she is rushed to hospital by helicopter and placed on life support.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuined For Life? follows Erica and her father, Colin, after her traumatic assault. While Erica is in hospital in a coma, the local community is angry and focusses on Colin. He is arrested for assaulting and strangling his daughter. He is beaten up in prison. When the police discover he is innocent, he is released. Weeks after the event, Erica emerges from her coma and fearfully reveals to her father who the true perpetrator was. Colin and the community are stunned. After an arrest, Erica and her father begin her difficult healing journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a challenging and controversial story of a young girl moving on from horror.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Tal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1778831931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781778831935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bookside Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.91d","brand":"Peter Tal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44540750004479,"sku":"9781778831935","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2f5b68e-6fd7-401c-aa9a-c6a077f824dc.jpg?v=1700589656","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ruined-for-life-peter-tal-9781778831935","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}