'"I was seven years old. Do you honestly think I would tell the truth so that I could get beaten again the minute the police left?"
'Just as an elegant swan emerges from the gaucheness of a young cygnet, Melanie Jones struggles to escape the darkness of a terrible abusive life. Deep shame and fear are constant companions. Her music is the one haven where she is able to nd [sic] temporary reprieve from the awfulness of her life.
'Her mother's tragic murder is the turning point in Melanie's life.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
