Ne le dis pas à maman

Synopsis of Ne le dis pas à maman

«Ne le dis pas à maman» is the autobiographical account by Toni Maguire, published by Distribooks Inc in paperback (315 pages, in French).

Toni Maguire narrates in the first person her childhood and adolescence under the sexual abuse of her father and the passive complicity of her mother, to whom she confesses what is happening without finding help. The pregnancy resulting from the violence and the rejection of her family and her environment mark the testimony of a survivor.

Work originally published in English in 2006 under the title Don't Tell Mummy; this French edition is a translation by Anne Bleuzen.

Due to its sensitive subject matter, it is aimed at adult readers interested in memoirs and real testimonies.