Lawrence

Lawrence was just a snippety kid when he came into Carly's care, ready to take on the world for all the pain and abuse he had suffered in the first five years of his life but, who had abused him? Carly's patient nurturing helps Lawrence blossom but she and Lawrence suffer discrimination and abuse from the organisations who are supposed to be helping him. Many mysteries remain unsolved though. Who caused all this bruising on Lawrence's body and who inflicted the whip marks on his back? Why is Lawrence remaining silent and will he ever divulge what he knows? Carly finds Lawrence is streets ahead of his contemporaries academically but will he realise his potential when all the cards appear stacked against him? Who is the mysterious Sid who appears from the shadows wanting to know if Lawrence wants to meet his birth father? The birth father who Lawrence has never known. Does Lawrence ever find his birth father and how does this change his future forever?The story is full of twists and turns. It will leave you feeling angry and helpless at the way that events continue to be stacked against a child who refused to accept a dark and unfair system. It will leave you questioning how much we can rely on what we believe is there to support and defend us.Based on true events, Lawrence is a must read book which cannot leave you unmoved or unchanged.