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The Boy in the Cellar
- Author
- Stephen Smith
- Narrator
- Oliver J. Hembrough
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Publish Date
- 26 December 2019
- Run Time
- 9 hours 12 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Child abuse, True crime
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
What to expect
Born out of wedlock in the early 1960s, Steve's parents hid him away from the world by locking him in the cellar...for thirteen years.
Starved and beaten, the little boy's world was a darkened room that measured just eight feet by ten with a single makeshift bed, bare light bulb, and a solitary table. Steve would spend his days conjuring up an imaginary world full of monsters he would draw to try and block out the physical and mental torture inflicted on him by his brutal father. Apart from a few admissions to hospital as a result of his 'imprisonment', Steve remained in the coal cellar of the family home where he was deprived of daylight, his childhood, school, and human contact until he'd reached his teenage years.
Eventually, he escaped only to fall prey to the instigators of two of the worst cases of institutional abuse in the UK at Aston Hall hospital and St. William's Catholic School.
The Boy in the Cellar is a horrifying true story of torture and cruelty, that reveals a human's full capacity to fight for survival and search out happiness and hope.
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Absolutely heart wrenching…… such an incredibly strong man
Traceywaceyuk 2023-06-11
Details
- Author
- Stephen Smith
- Narrator
- Oliver J. Hembrough
- Duration
- 9 hours 12 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 December 2019
- ISBN
- 9781789462616
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Genre
- Child abuse, True crime
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Stephen Smith is the boy who did not exist.Born out of wedlock in the early 1960s, Steve's parents hid him away from the world by locking him in the cellar...for thirteen years. Starved and beaten, the little boy's world was a darkened room that measured just eight feet by ten with a single makeshift bed, bare light bulb, and a solitary table. Steve would spend his days conjuring up an imaginary world full of monsters he would draw to try and block out the physical and mental torture inflicted on him by his brutal father. Apart from a few admissions to hospital as a result of his 'imprisonment', Steve remained in the coal cellar of the family home where he was deprived of daylight, his childhood, school, and human contact until he'd reached his teenage years. Eventually, he escaped only to fall prey to the instigators of two of the worst cases of institutional abuse in the UK at Aston Hall hospital and St. William's Catholic School. The Boy in the Cellar is a horrifying true story of torture and cruelty, that reveals a human's full capacity to fight for survival and search out happiness and hope.
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