Survivor

Victim. Prostitute. Gangster s Wife. Survivor.Tara grew up in squalor on the island of Alderney. When she was only four, she was sexually abused by one of her mother s many lovers, a horror that continued for five long years. As a teenager, desperate to escape the toxic environment at home, she fled to London but was swiftly drawn into working as a prostitute. She became involved with some of London s most notorious gangsters even marrying one but when she realised the danger she was inflicting on her children, she knew she had to find a way to get out. This is the inspiring story of one woman s will to survive, and to fight for a better life.