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Cupboard Boy: A Shockingly True Story of Horrific Child Abuse
- The PT Saunders Story, Book 1
- Narrated by: Paul Winter
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
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Summary
Under the cover of anonymity, Paul Saunders courageously tells his shockingly true story of how he and his stepsiblings were repeatedly abused by their mother and stepfather. It doesn’t make “easy” listening, but living through it wasn’t fun, either.
Paul’s father selfishly deserted him and his mother for another woman when Paul was just coming up to two years of age. Paul’s mother quickly entered into a new mixed race relationship, which in 1960’s Britain was very much frowned upon.
Consequently, Paul and his mother were instantly ostracized by their family and friends, and they were left to suffer/ witness dreadful physical abuse and neglect at the hands of Roy, an evil and very sick man.
The following is a harrowing story and may be - should be - as distressing to listen, as it is for me to write. However, the events that took place during the years 1963 to 1980 need to be recorded, for the sake of future generations of children to come and out of respect to all the children who have already suffered at the hands of demonic parents.
I especially dedicate this book to one hell of a brave boy, my stepbrother little Paul, who sadly died with a great deal of dignity at the young age of 19 from cancer, after years of horrific abuse. God bless him.
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Disclaimer: This book is a true story of horrific child abuse, and does contain passages that most listeners will find disturbing.
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- mandy B
- 04-09-20
Horrific
Such a sad and horrific account of a child's upbringing, written fantastic.. A sad but great read..
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- Marie Richardson
- 17-01-21
a well written story although very sad
well done for sharing your story in memory of your brother. Very sad and traumatizing to listen but a really good commentator.
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- Jules
- 01-09-21
very sad read
It is beyond words how little kids can be abused by the very people who should love and cherish them,their own parents!
Thankyou for sharing your harrowing sad story.
I am in awe of your bravery and how you overcome your tragic young tender years.
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- Lesley Taylor
- 11-05-24
So hauntingly familiar and sad
So hauntingly familiar to that period in time, when the agencies failed so many children, my cousin Paul being one of them. He survived luckily to this day, while both parents died painful deaths. I call that KARMA
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- Karen f.
- 16-06-23
it should NEVER of happened or CONTINUE to happen
R.I.P. PAUL so sad let down by the state we will remember you xx
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- HOMEBIRD
- 12-05-23
Shocking!
I'd first like to say, how the narrator made me feel, HE was actually the one who had lived through this abusive true story, he was that good.
I wish I could say I enjoyed this book, but I didn't, the content wasn't enjoyable at all, it was horrific.
I was born in the late fifties. Looking back at the people in my class, who rarely attended school, and when they did they had bruises which could be seen, even though they tried to hide them, I wish I had got to know them better.
We could have formed a club, I feel a vast majority of parents in those days, were given free rein, to carry on leaving mental and physical scars, that last a lifetime, because of the inadequacy of people "Not wanting to get involved, or it's none of my business"
I cried, when I read about Little Paul, especially at the end.
There are still an awful lot of Little Pauls' in society, to everyone's shame.
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- Viktoria Almgren
- 15-07-23
Waste of money
Im so diseapointed with this story. The sound is horrible like he is sitting in a metal cupboard reading without emotions.
I wish I had not spent any credits on this one
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- knoxy
- 18-07-24
sad story
Very sad story but felt abit disappointed I spent a credit on it, as it was very short. plus it wasn't as horrifying and as horrific as I imagined for the early 1960s I bet with lack of laws principles and social services not being as vigilant back then that this story is alot more common than we know . not saying its a normal fir 1960 and defo not saying it was acceptable to abuse children this way but would of liked more detail and emotion init
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- Anonymous User
- 31-10-20
Just that it was not interesting at all
No didn't find very interesting and didn't like the talking its robot like ...its just like you no what's going to happen I listened to halc couldn't listen no more
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