Review: Dark Inside Look Into Child Abuse
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2013
The story starts with 9-year-old Margaret scraping her fingers on the floor, tearing them up so she can escape into the pain. Something is bothering her but it seems as though it is her cold mother. Recently she developed a bed wetting habit and her strict mother was punishing her for it. The head of the house steps up and protects her as best as she can from her mother by giving her chores and other things to keep Margaret from hurting herself.Then Margaret's father comes home for a visit. She literally blooms from with her father's arrival. Then her mother announces that she is expecting a child. That news bothers her along with her all ready heavy secret.When the child is born, it becomes Margaret's responsibility to raise the child. Her mother keeps finding excuses for why she can't be around the child. Then a lord's visit is scheduled. Margaret's secret is about to come out and she is about to face the same trouble again.This is a touching story. I felt so bad for Margaret with how her mother treated her. But I knew there was more to the story. My heart broke when I learned what happened. I felt for the poor girl at the end. But now I want to read Exile.I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.