Little Girl Left Behind

By: Sheena Harrison

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Synopsis: 'Some people said they rarely went outside of their own blood for husbands and wives. Abuse ran wild through that family and I was fair game because I didn't have a mummy. ' From the age of three Sheena Harrison was brought up by her granny while her own mother, Kathleen, sought work in America. What Kathleen didn't know was that Granny Morag would go on to allow, indeed facilitate, the horrific abuse of little Sheena by members of her own family. Sheena's uncle and others seemed to regard the sexual abuse of children as normal, and she was assaulted repeatedly, while her monstrous grandmother turned a blind eye. Sheena tells her full story with heart-breaking honesty. It is a tale of cruelty and horror, of growing up inside a severely dysfunctional family, but also of the remarkable resilience of the human spirit. Sheena's experiences are almost unimaginable and yet she has survived them as a reflective, caring woman who can both forgive and look ahead. It is a story which will make you angry but will also touch your heart.