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Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 The Girl In The Locker
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'Sonia St Claire and her twin sister, Sarah, suffered horrific abuse of all kinds in five different orphanages over the first fourteen years of their lives. The twins were subject to sexual abuse, sexual slavery and physical violence, as well as emotional and mental abuse and neglect that would leave both of them traumatised and scarred well into their adult lives.'

'After mental breakdown and attempted suicide, incredibly Sonia then fought against the odds to reclaim the life meant for her, a life that had been stolen by her mother and caregivers for so many years.'

'A true story that will shock and inspire, The Girl in the Locker is an incredible tale of survival that will stay with you long after you finish the last page.' (Source: Publisher's website)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Language: English
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: New Holland , 2014 .
      image of person or book cover 4406459251635029384.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Alternative title: The Girl in The Locker : The True Story of Twins Abandoned by Their Mother to a Life of Abuse, and Their Survival and Fight for Freedom
      Extent: 208p.
      Description: illus. (some col.), and ports.
      Note/s:
      • Includes bibliography
      • Released: June 2014
      ISBN: 9781742574332

Works about this Work

The Girl in the Locker William Yeoman , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9-10 August 2014; (p. 21)

— Review of The Girl In The Locker Sonia St Claire , 2014 single work autobiography
The Key to a New Life Michelle Collins , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 19 July 2014; (p. 11)

— Review of The Girl In The Locker Sonia St Claire , 2014 single work autobiography
'Amid the background of the royal commission into child sexual abuse is a Gold Coast woman's painful memoirs of institutionalised torture at the hands of Catholic nuns...'
The Key to a New Life Michelle Collins , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 19 July 2014; (p. 11)

— Review of The Girl In The Locker Sonia St Claire , 2014 single work autobiography
'Amid the background of the royal commission into child sexual abuse is a Gold Coast woman's painful memoirs of institutionalised torture at the hands of Catholic nuns...'
The Girl in the Locker William Yeoman , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 9-10 August 2014; (p. 21)

— Review of The Girl In The Locker Sonia St Claire , 2014 single work autobiography
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