What Amazon says
Ginny Ford is pleased to win the coveted job of housekeeper to the directors of PhizzFace Inc. However, her joy becomes tarnished by an accidental find whilst cleaning, leading her to suspect that all is not as it should be on the managerial corridor. Delving deeper, she is shocked to uncover corruption and a secret paedophile network that has remained hidden for years, involving the very people she has come to know and trust. Unable to live with her conscience any more, she decides that she cannot keep quiet and that she must find a way of helping all the children involved. However, by trying to help the children she discovers that she has unwittingly put her entire family at risk…..
My review
I listened to the audio book of this haunting story about the dark and disturbing world of pedophilia. The narrator, Janine Haynes, had a lovely voice and her narration was well paced and enjoyable.
Ginny Ford is an ordinary and hard working woman. Her loyalties lie with her family comprising of her husband and young daughter. Ginny is a writer of children’s literature and supplements her income by working in the early hours of the morning as a cleaner at the offices of FhizzFace Inc.
When Ginny accepts a promotion, cleaning the offices of the directors of the company, she stumbles across information that involves her whole family in the sinister and desperate world of a ring of pedophiles. Ginny and her husband’s initial attempts to bring the information to the attention of the local authorities is thwarted by collusion and cover ups at high levels. The couple are faced with a situation where they have to chose between saving their family and taking a significant bribe or pursuing their attempts to incriminate the perpetrators. Their decision has far reaching consequences on the mental well being of them both, in particular, Ginny, who cannot get the harrowing scenes she has witnessed out of her mind. Ginny feels huge guilt and ultimately is led to making a different choice that puts her family at risk again.
I enjoyed this book and, while it did delve deeply into the dark side of pedophilia and the wickedness of those involved, it also highlighted the goodness of many people and their courage in tackling situations like this. It was vindicating to read about people who are willing to risk a lot to obtain their desired outcome.
I rated this book four out of five stars.
I appreciate this great review, Robbie, as the book is on my TBR ❤️
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It is very emotive and well written.
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Wow! This is a timely topic. It sounds like a fascinating read.
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It is Rob. It is well written, it creates the scene without going into to much graphic detail.
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I’ve added it to my list.
I’m going to have to take a reading vacation.
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The cover would get me to look at the book but I’m not sure I could cope reading about the subject matter.
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It is not to graphic, Tandy, but it does invoke a lot of emotion.
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Another one that sounds like a good read!
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It is a good book, Ritu.
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This would be a tough one to read – not sure if I’d be able, but a nice review.
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Books like this about horrible happening in real life are harder to read, Teri. It is very good though.
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You have done an excellent job of framing the plot of this book. It will weigh on my mind. What does one do?
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This book presents the goodness in people equally to the wickedness and that makes it ultimately leave you feel quite good.
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I imagine it had to be a difficult (subject) book to read. I’m sure Stevie had to be strong to write it too. Thanks for your mindful review. Hugs to you both.
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Thank you, Teagan. I could not write a book like this. Too disturbing.
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Reblogged this on Stevie Turner and commented:
Huge thanks to Robbie Cheadle for her great review of ‘For the Sake of a Child.’
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My pleasure, Stevie. A well written and interesting book.
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Thank you.
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Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
Robbie Cheadle reviews For the Sake of A Child by Stevie Turner on her blog. #recommended
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Thank you for sharing, Sally.
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Pleasure Rob.
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I’ve read many good reviews of books by this author but hadn’t heard about this one. A harrowing subject but from what your description one that would make all of us think. Thanks, Robbie and congratulations to Stevie.
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I think I bought this one after reading a good review of it somewhere, Olga. It was a very good read although the subject matter is disturbing.
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Thank you for sharing.
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Although I have not read this book, and may not since I suspect there is some rough language in it, I feel the subject matter is very important in our society today. I applaud anyone who has the knowledge and courage to fight this evil epidemic. Reblogged from https://robbiesinspiration.wordpress.com.
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Thank you for sharing. It is a very good book and doesn’t have much bad language. It is written from the point of view of Ginny.
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Thank you for another well done review Robbie! Michael
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Thank you, Michael, I am glad you liked it.
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Thanks so much for sharing, Robbie. Bravo to Stevie! 🙂
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Thank you, Natalie. I lovely book.
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Excellent review Robbie. I’ve read several of Stevie’s books and loved them all. Looking forward to this one now. 🙂
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It was a very good book, Debby. I hope you enjoy it.
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I’m sure I will. 🙂
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What a chilling subject, Robbie. An excellent review. I’ve recently purchased one of Stevie’s books. I can’t wait to dive in. ❤
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I am sure you will enjoy it, Colleen. While the subject matter is chilling the book isn’t graphic at all.
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Thanks, Robbie. Some of that is hard to read. 😦
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Thank you all for your lovely comments. There’s nothing too graphic in the book – I like to leave a lot to the imagination.
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Thank you, Stevie. I liked this book because it wasn’t too graphic. I don’t think I could have handled to much detail.
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And I don’t like to write too much graphic detail either. I don’t need to. People have imaginations…
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Reblogged this on DSM Publications and commented:
Check out this review of the book, For the Sake of a Child, by Stevie Turner, as featured in this post from Robbie’s Inspiration blog.
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Thank you for sharing, Don.
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You’re welcome.
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Robbie, this story sounds heart wrenching. Great review!
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Thank you, Didi, a very good book.
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Fantastic Review, Robbie!!!😍📚💖❤💛💙
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Thank you, Dani. I am so glad you enjoyed it.
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You’re welcome and I definitely did enjoy it.😘
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Excellent review Robbie. I too don’t know if I could handle the harrowing subject matter, which makes me feel like a coward! All credit to anyone involved who shines a light on the evil darkness of such deviations. I’ll think on…
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Thank you. It is a harrowing subject matter and it is upsetting, especially because it is based on true circumstances.
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Great review, Robbie. Pedophilia is indeed a haunting topic but one that should not be ignored. It is encouraging to hear the book also highlights the good that can be found in humanity.
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It is a very balanced book I thought, Vashti. Very well written.
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Good to know. Thank you. 🙂
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I think by the sounds of your review Robbie the book holds many truths about such scandals of abuse being covered up from on high.. I think I would hold such images for too long too, which is why I doubt I could read it.. Even if fictitious knowing the abuse that goes on in the world for real..
Many thanks for sharing Robbie..
Love and HUGS xx
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Sue. The fact that this is happening and the cover ups are real is what makes this book so heart wrenching and sad.
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Yes, its heart rending and more corruption is now being exposed to these organised circles where such crimes are occurring. I hope more exposure is highlighted to stop further suffering too.. ❤
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A very good review, Robbie.
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Thank you, Jennie. A very meaningful book.
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You’re welcome, Robbie. Good to know.
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