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An emotionally charged story of a mother striving to come to terms with an abusive relationship. By shedding some light on the once 'taboo' subject to gain an understanding and break the code of silence, Frances Tompkins wants to help her daughter and others suffering 'domestic violence' to recognise the signs, leave safely and stay out for good.

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Lucy Day writes about a fun loving kid, Frances Tompkins. Frances was born in 1956, growing up in the suburbs of London. She was an outgoing confident child, eager to enjoy life but as she grew, she began to realise her home-life wasn't a happy one. When her parent's marriage eventually falls apart, she finds herself isolated, confused and unable to know what to do for the best. She leaves home and without parental guidance, becomes involved with a man she perceives as able to understand. They later marry and have a child, Emma. However, with little money between them, pressure of work and being a new Dad all becomes too much for him. A breakdown follows but as he refuses to seek help, he slips into another life one in which the only person to blame for his predicament is Frances and this leads the relationship into one of violence.

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