No Peace Until He's Dead
My Story of Child Sex Abuse at the Hands of Davy Tweed and my Journey to Recovery
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- £11.99
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- £11.99
Publisher Description
In this candid memoir, Amanda Brown chronicles the unimaginable sexual abuse she suffered from the age of eight at the hands of her stepfather, Davy Tweed. No Peace Until He’s Dead offers a raw and unflinching account of Amanda’s childhood years marred both by the domestic abuse suffered by her mother at the hands of Tweed, and her own appalling trauma leading to her courageous pursuit of justice and recovery.
Davy Tweed, a DUP councillor, Orangeman and lauded rugby player for both Ulster and Ireland, maintained the veneer of upstanding citizen through his political and sporting life, yet he was unafraid to show an intimidating streak in public, notably with his involvement in the Harryville pickets, at which he was an unrelenting and vocal figure. However, this public ugliness paled in comparison to the violent incestuous paedophile he was behind closed doors.
This transformative memoir was born of Amanda’s unwavering determination to find her voice and advocate for other survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. No Peace Until He’s Dead forces us to confront a subject so often obscured by fear and shame, and serves as a testament that those who have suffered can overcome their past and find happiness.
Customer Reviews
I believe you!
I did not like the title of Amanda’s book, but having read it I can see exactly why she used it. She is a deeply courageous woman who tells of the harrowing abuse she and her sisters and mother suffered at the hands of David Tweed (former Ireland Rugby star and politician). No woman should face such treatment at the hands of a man. No abuse survivor should face such treatment at the hands of our deeply dysfunctional police and legal system which re-tortures the victims and treats them infinitely worse than the perpetrator. No survivor should face shunning, disbelief and name calling from the community they live in just because the perpetrator is successful and liked. Surely Jimmy Saville taught us that much. Amanda has wisdom and insight, dispels som myths and puts into words things I hitherto could not have. Thank you for telling us what really happened. Nobody could make this sort of thing up. Thank you for your courage which makes it a little easier to tell of our experiences.