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Just a Boy : the True Story of a Stolen Childhood by McCann, Richard, 1970- is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Just a Boy : the True Story of a Stolen Childhood about?

One October night in 1975 Richard, aged five, was alone in the house with his three sisters. It was 3am and their mother hadn't come home yet, so he and his oldest sister set off through the foggy streets to find her. At dawn they returned home alone. Next morning, the police arrived to take the children away. Their mother had become the first victim of a serial killer soon to become known as the 'Yorkshire Ripper'. Passed from one violent home to another, the children were forgotten by all except the press. As the salacious headlines multiplied, Richard and his sisters were never able to recover from their mother's murder

Who reads Just a Boy : the True Story of a Stolen Childhood?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
McCann, Richard, 1970-
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Published
2022
Language
EN
ISBN
9780091898212
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Social Science, Fiction, Memoir
Rating
3.92 / 5 (20 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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