Catch Me Before I Fall

Rosie Childs

Aug 2011 · Random House

About this ebook

Because she was black, Clare Malone was the talk of her Liverpool council estate. Her mother and her mother's husband were both white and from birth she was stigmatised for this proof of her mother's infidelity. Clare was left in a bare, filthy council house to fend for herself and her siblings until, aged nine, she was placed in the care of an order of strict and often cruel nuns.

She finally embarked on a settled life as a nanny and pre-school teacher, but she couldn't escape from herself and the black cloud of her childhood. After suffering a breakdown, Clare was placed in a series of dehumanising psychiatric hospitals for many years until she was helped to remember the horrifying secret of the childhood she thought she had buried forever. Now, with support, she has rebuilt her life as Rosie Childs and has moved on. She is truly happy at last.

Ratings and reviews

What a sad story... This poor woman has been through such cruelty 😓😓 No one should ever have to go through that... I hope this lady has found peace and has found the colour returning to her life ❤️ The lady wrote the book so well its 5 stara from me 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🤗👍

absolutely brilliantly written and an amazing lady...you are beautiful no matter what colour you are...I salute you...xx

Well written and very sad.

About the author

Rosie Childs was born in the Page Moss area of Liverpool in the 1950s and spent time in a children's home, with foster parents and in a series of psychiatric institutions after a breakdown. Today, she has come to terms with her childhood and is confident, positive and truly happy.