Product Details
Simon & Schuster UK, September 2009
Trade Paperback, 320 pages
ISBN-10: 1847398472
ISBN-13: 9781847398475
Description
At 2.30 in the morning of 29 June 2008, Broke Kinsella received a phone call. It was her sister Jade, telling her that their beloved brother Ben had been stabbed while out celebrating finishing his GCSEs. The Kinsella family's shock soon turned to grief when Ben lost his fight for life later that day, surrounded by those who love him.
Too upset at the time to speak about Ben's senseless murder, and with Ben's killers now convicted and behind bars, the former East Enders actress is able to reveal her full story in this heartbreaking and beautifully written memoir that celebrates the life of a young man whose future was so cruelly stolen from him.
Beginning with Ben's death an ending with the aftermath of the trial of his killers, the book is an extremely personal and powerful portrait of loss in the age of knife crime. From their first Christmas without Ben to facing the accused in court for the first time, Brooke writes in detail about the devastation that was caused in one night and which has changed her and her family's life forever. It is a powerfully moving and brave exploration of grief.
Too upset at the time to speak about Ben's senseless murder, and with Ben's killers now convicted and behind bars, the former East Enders actress is able to reveal her full story in this heartbreaking and beautifully written memoir that celebrates the life of a young man whose future was so cruelly stolen from him.
Beginning with Ben's death an ending with the aftermath of the trial of his killers, the book is an extremely personal and powerful portrait of loss in the age of knife crime. From their first Christmas without Ben to facing the accused in court for the first time, Brooke writes in detail about the devastation that was caused in one night and which has changed her and her family's life forever. It is a powerfully moving and brave exploration of grief.
How did you come to write this book?
It began as a way of talking to my younger brother Ben, who was murdered in June 2008. I then realised that there wasn't many books that truly told how violent crime affects the family left behind and I wanted to write one that highlighted the grief and agony it caused. If it makes one person think and lay down a weapon it will all have been worth it.
The Sun, November 19, 2009
...a particular internet cafe. Other times she stands frozen at the side of a nearby football pitch. For Brooke Kinsella, these moments are attempts at drinking in the presence of beloved brother Ben, who was killed almost a year and a half ...
