{"product_id":"sickened","title":"Sickened","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe raw and honest true story of a lost childhood, the million-copy \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'An appalling, fascinating story, expertly told' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A true story of survival and achievement against the odds' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A young girl is perched on the cold chrome of yet another doctor's examining table, missing yet another day of school. Barely twelve, she's tall, skinny, and weak. It's four o'clock, and she hasn't been allowed to eat anything all day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Her mother, on the other hand, seems curiously excited. She's about to suggest open-heart surgery on her child to 'get to the bottom of this.' She checks her teeth for lipstick and, as the doctor enters, shoots the girl a warning glance. This child will not ruin her plans...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From early childhood, Julie Gregory was continually X-rayed, medicated, and operated on in the vain pursuit of an illness that was created in her mother's mind: Munchausen by Proxy, the world's most hidden and dangerous form of child abuse. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSickened\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is her story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSickened:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Extraordinary - shocking and moving' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Horrifying but\u003cb\u003e compelling'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘This\u003cb\u003e searing and beautiful memoir \u003c\/b\u003erepresents a genuine triumph of the human spirit’ Marc D. Feldman, M.D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping right from the start \u003c\/b\u003eand I struggled to put it down' ***** Reader review\u003cbr\u003e'A\u003cb\u003e brilliant \u003c\/b\u003eread' ***** Reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautifully written' \u003c\/b\u003e***** Reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Unputdownable' \u003c\/b\u003e***** Reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54221332185432,"sku":"9780099557623","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780099557623.jpg?v=1767066331","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/sickened","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}