Daddy's little girl by Julia Latchem-Smith

Julia's family was a picture of respectability. To the outside world it was a middle class, decent, loving. But her mother didnt love her enough.
And her father loved her too much.

Between the ages of eight and thirteen, Julia's father sexually abused her. Loyal to her family, and desperate to keep in intact, the abuse had to become their little secret, Even as Julia struggled to come to terms wuth her ordeal, she knew that revealing the truth would rip her family apart.

When she finally cried out for help, she was encouraged to retract her allegation and brandeda lair. In her teenage years, she began to doubt het own sanity. Had the abusereally happen? Her father couldnt have donethat could he... could he?

This is the harrowing story of how Julia's father abused her trust, and cheated her of her childhood. But it is also up lifting story of how, years later, Julia successful confronted her painful past and began to carve out herself a meaningful futre.