When the person meant to protect you is the one you need protection from. 

 

From the outside, Marjorie was just “Mum.” Inside the house, she was something far more dangerous.

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Wayne didn't know his mother was a sociopath

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Each time he thought “this has to be the end,” his mum found a way to summon even more madness.

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Just when life seemed to settle, it was never enough to satisfy her hunger for attention; chaos was the only thing that fed her. He thought every childhood felt like a psychological obstacle course. Turns out, it was just his.

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This is a true story, a raw, gripping memoir of survival, resilience, and dark family secrets.

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In this raw, darkly funny and deeply moving memoir, Wayne tells the true story of growing up in a home where chaos was routine and safety was an illusion, with a manipulative mother, a violent stepfather, and a childhood shaped by fear, silence, and survival.

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Set in the backstreets of 1960s and ’70s Manchester and the valleys of South Wales, He Said He’s Sorry blends heartbreak with humour as Wayne navigates broken homes, family betrayal, three failed marriages, and the long road to understanding himself.​

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You’ll laugh, gasp, maybe even swear out loud, and you'll be in good company