A Wicked Fist

The stirring story of Eve McDougall's triumph of personal faith, despite childhood poverty, physical and mental abuse, and two years incarceration in an adult prison at the age of 15. Eve explains how, through her own determination and the help of others, she overcame the suffering of her past.

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By the time Eve was nine she was stealing and getting drunk. By the age of fourteen she had spent one year in an approved school. Caught stealing food at fifteen she was locked up in an adult prison. The psychological and mental damage that followed her for twenty-five years afterwards was horrific and led her into an abusive marriage. But over the years she has found a way to heal herself and has become a mature adult with the ability to advise, help and support others. This true and shocking story raises many public issues about delinquency, punishment and rehabilitation.