Caged Bird : for 30 years I was kept hidden from the world : a memoir

By - Morgan-Davies, Katy, 1983-
Floor - Floor 1
Published - Bantam Press, London, 2018
ISBN 10 - 059307968X
ISBN 13 - 9780593079683
Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.
Subject - Great Britain
Shelf No - 19
Call Number - 362.7609 MOR
Physical Description - 404 pages ; 24 cm.
Book Information
From the day she was born until she escaped aged 30, Katy Morgan-Davies knew nothing but a life in captivity. Her father was the deluded and cruel leader of a cult based in South London who convinced himself that he was a god, and the immortal leader of the world. Her father's paranoia and his need to completely control those around him led to her being imprisoned indoors with the curtains drawn most of the time, denied any kind of love or friendship. From a young age, Katy's father subjected her to violence and mental abuse. She was not permitted contact with anyone outside the house and on the rare occasions she did have to go out, she was always chaperoned. When she did finally engineer her escape, though, she realised just how little she knew of the world outside her front door. She had never before done the things we take for granted every day such as travelling in a car or paying for something in a shop. Step by step, she learned the skills she needed in order to exist in a world that was completely unfamiliar to her. In this unique and powerful memoir, we see how Katy rose above what she suffered and found a way to freedom through her love of books.

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