Heart of Darkness

As an infant, Lynette Gould's life was torn to shreds when she was sexually violated beyond comprehension. Once carefree and happy, she found herself suffering years of sexual degradation at the hands of her wicked father, then her step-father turning her world into a cauldron of hate and self-loathing. Just as it seemed the nightmare world of abuse could get no worse, a cold-blooded child sex ring lured her in, brutalising her diginity, innocence and mental wellbeing seemingly beyond rescue. She speaks, in her own moving words, of her battle with the past and of those responsible, ultimately revealing a story with a message of hope.

Lynette Gould was born in 1979 and grew up in Preston. She has a successful career and lives with her husband and daughter. Stephen Richards has written and co-written a wide range of bestselling books on the subject of abuse and lost childhoods.