Quando o Papá Voltar

Synopsis of Quando o Papá Voltar

«Quando o Papá Voltar» is the autobiographical testimony of Toni Maguire, published by Edições ASA in paperback (256 pages, in Portuguese).

Toni Maguire recounts how her childhood broke apart at age six when her father began abusing her. As a teenager she manages to report him and have him convicted, but returning home she discovers her mother has awaited the aggressor's return. She then relates the depression, psychiatric admission and recovery, with a testimony that seeks to help other victims.

The original title is «When Daddy Comes Home», published in 2007; this Portuguese edition is from 2009.

For readers of memoirs and real testimonies about overcoming trauma and abuse.