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The Hospital

By: Barbara O'Hare
Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson
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Summary

Barbara was 12 when she was admitted to the psychiatric hospital Aston Hall in 1971. From a troubled home, she'd hoped she would find sanctuary there. But during her stay, Barbara was systematically drugged and abused by its head physician, Dr Kenneth Milner.

Somehow, eventually, she started to campaign for answers. This is a shocking account of how vulnerable children were preyed upon by the doctor entrusted with their care.

©2017 Barbara O'Hare (P)2017 W.F. Howes Ltd
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This book had me shouting at the speakers

I was literally shouting at the radio whilst listening in the car. Frustrated at how adults, and her own family, could treat a little girl like this. As a father myself I found it heartbreaking to listen to at times but I'm glad I stayed with it.
Truly worth listening to.

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some don't like stories like this , find them hard read, as harrowing as it is this story is one a success and a personal journey. thank you Barbara for sharing x

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gripped from the first page to the last !

I was gripped to this book from start to finish , it's a beautiful book and is full of such raw emotion that had me welling up . thank you so much Barbara for sharing your story and I hope one day justice is found .

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devastating and empowering

What a devastating emotional book that ripped and tore at me as I read it.
What people do to people, especially children, makes me want to join another species.

O'Hare was unbelievably brave to survive the abuse she faced as a child in a psychiatric hospital; one she was sent to seemingly without any reason.
And then as a adult she is amazingly brave to tell her story and fight for justice so much later.

A terrifying story which is hard to stop reading.

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Important. Inspiring. Brilliant!

An incredible and important book. An amazing story that is hard to listen to and impossible not to. I listened within a day. Superbly recounted

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true story of woman strength overcome abuse

well written truth and the fight to seek justice and raising voice of the innocents who where abused

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Fabulous!

Such a sad, tragic story so beautifully told! Has you dying for the next page

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Just wow!!! How she lived through it all. I'm speechless that this happened to her from such a young age. Fntastic narrator in the book, Love the way she begins chapati individuals in the book. Horrific and shocking what Barbara went through, also how she survived it all. Well done in helping others too. I wish the author all the best now in the future, I hope she can can find some peace and forgiveness eventually 🙏 xxxx
A must read, you won't want to pit it down!!!

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Could not stop listening , my heart was pounding

Excelent book , made me cry and a river of emotions went up and down my body , shocking to think that someone went through all this abuse in live , hope humans find a cure

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Amazing

This is an excellent listen.
My full respect to all the poor little children who were victims to the evil authorities yet again they get away with destroying innocent childhoods
Thank you BARBARA

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