Tealock

I watched her from afar ever since she was born. I knew from the moment my eyes spied her that she was the one: the one I needed, the one I had searched for so very long. My careful planning and sacrifices would all be worth it when she was finally mine. She would not disappoint me like the others, for she is Precious. Betrayed, confused and utterly alone, six-year-old Amber Rose struggles against her kidnapper. A man she once called a friend is now her deranged keeper. Stripped of any normality and locked in a room, Amber struggles in a physical and psychological war with her kidnapper, as the abuse and manipulation for control begin. The case of Amber Rose hits too close to home for Police Captain Charles Milton, bringing out an obsessive need to bring Amber home - no matter the cost. But will his determination be enough to find her in time?

“The Anti-Romantic Child is remarkable. This haunting and lyrical memoir will be an invaluable and heartening guide to all who find themselves in similar situations and indeed anyone confronting an unforeseen challenge.”—Marie Brenner, writer for Vanity Fair and author of Apples and Oranges With an emotionally resonant combination of memoir and literature, Wordsworth scholar Priscilla Gilman recounts the challenges of raising a son with hyperlexia, a developmental disorder neurologically counterpoint to dyslexia. Gilman explores the complexities of our hopes and expectations for our children and ourselves. With luminous prose and a searing, personal story evocative of A Year of Magical Thinking and A Year of Reading Proust, Gilman’s The Anti-Romantic Child is an unforgettable exploration of what happens when we lean to embrace the unexpected.

Tealock is the prequel to Precious Amber and it is highly advised that you read Precious Amber before reading Tealock.As children, we are led to believe there are monsters in the darkness-it has ill-prepared us for the monsters that walk among us in the light...For years, the sickness grew inside him-stronger-needful of its want...He knew what it was and knew that it was wrong-even fought it for a time......but he was weak......desire-lust-perversion......were his sickness...Alfred was a normal man to any who might see him walking by; even to talk to, one would never believe the darkness that lingered just below the surface. But a perverse evil lingered there-one that he was about to let out...The first girl was meant to be the only one, but she failed him, and so did the next-or maybe he had failed them-but he would not stop until he found the one that would complete him...

There has long been a great need for a book which takes a careful and informative look at prisons in England and Wales. But problems of access have inhibited all but the most persistent writers - until now. Mark Leech, a prisoner and acclaimed writer, has compiled a comprehensive guide toprisons in England and Wales which will be invaluable to anyone concerned with prisons, particularly prisoners and their families. As well as providing a core prison-by-prison guide compiled using reports from H. M. Inspector of Prisons and questionnaires completed by both prisoners and staff, the book also offers advice on useful organizations, legal rights, disciplinary matters, health, finance, race discrimination, how tostart your sentence, complaints and requests, discharge grants, release, women prisoners, and young offenders.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.