Hackney Child by Hope Daniels

Hackney Child by Hope
Daniels
The powerful, refreshingly honest, first-hand account of a childhood spent
in the Care system.

At the age of nine, Hope Daniels walked into Stoke Newington Police Station
with her little brothers and asked to be taken into care. Home life was
intolerable: both of Hope’s parents were alcoholics and her mum was a
prostitute. The year was 1983. As London emerged into a new era of wealth and
opportunity, the Daniels children lived in desperate poverty, neglected and
barely nourished.

Hounded by vigilante neighbours and vulnerable to the drunken behaviour of
her parents’ friends, Hope had to draw on her inner strength. Hackney Child
is Hope’s gripping story of physical and emotional survival – and the
lifeline given to her by the support of professionals working in the care
system. Despite all the challenges she faced, Hope never lost compassion for
her parents. Her experiences make essential reading and show that, with the
right help, the least fortunate children have the potential not only to
recover but to thrive.

‘It’s raw and absorbing’Grazia

‘This story needed to be told’ Cassie Harte, Sunday Times Number One
bestselling author