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  • Becky: The Heartbreaking Story of Becky Watts by Her Father Darren Galsworthy

  • By: Darren Galsworthy
  • Narrated by: Ben Fox
  • Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (350 ratings)

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Becky: The Heartbreaking Story of Becky Watts by Her Father Darren Galsworthy

By: Darren Galsworthy
Narrated by: Ben Fox
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Summary

This is the heartbreaking story of the murder of 16-year-old Bristol schoolgirl Becky Watts, a personal and heartfelt account of a crime that shocked the nation in a unique way and tore a family in two.

A vulnerable and shy girl, Becky Watts was brutally murdered and dismembered by her own stepbrother on 19 February 2015. As her father, Darren, discovered the horrific details of what happened to his darling girl, his world fell apart.

Writing about his darkest hours and unbearable pain, Darren uncovers what Becky's relationship with her stepbrother, Nathan, a child he had raised as his own son, was really like. He recalls the devastation of discovering the truth about the depravity with which Becky was torn from him in the safety of her own home. And he recounts the torment of the legal battle to see his stepson sentenced to life behind bars.

But at its heart, Becky is a poignant personal story, a chance for Darren to pay tribute to his darling daughter, to celebrate her life and take back control of how she is remembered.

Darren recalls with enduring love the daughter he fought so hard to get custody of after she was taken into foster care as an infant, the happy child who completed his life, and the innocent schoolgirl who brought joy and happiness to all her knew her. Both heartfelt and haunting, searingly honest and unflinching, this is the ultimate story of a family tragedy.

©2016 Darren Galsworthy (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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Exceptionally heartbreaking

What courage it must have took to write this. My heart goes out to Becky's family.

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Very good read

Such a sad and emotional story.
So heart felt

The reading was too quick for me but easily resolved by slowing the speed

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Heartbreaking

This is a heartbreaking story but we’ll worth a listen, what this family went through is unimaginable and unthinkable. It has all the ups and downs of the nightmare they went through, well told and we’ll detailed.

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A Family's Heartache

A beautiful, raw, heartbreaking account of family who, against the odds, survived the trauma of losing their daughter at the hands of a family member.

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Heartbreaking

Absolutely heart broken for this family and all that they have had to go through. I shed lots of tears listening.

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loved it

it was beautifully written very personal and you really got a sense of knowing the family and what they went through.

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Heartwrenching and Incredible

What a hard book to write!
This book has touched me deeply. Darren, Ange and their family gave my utmost respect and compassion.. I send them so much love and wish them all the strength in world with managing the rest of their shattered lives x

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excellent book

very well written though story great narrator great read an absolutely heart breaking story would recommend

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Outstanding

A truly tragic story, written and explained with total transparency and honesty, a real warts and all story! A strong man indeed
Excellent narration.

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Heartbreaking

What a horrific crime and for one family to have gone through. I am so glad that Darren and Ange have been strong enough to stick together and truly hope they can find some peace in their lives.
Story well read and beautifully written.

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