Shaun was always a child who demanded more than life could give. His mother's struggle began when she became a single parent, leaving her abusive husband behind. Unable to cope without the family unit, Shaun turns to a life of crime and drugs and eventually ends up in the care system. Karen Woods' fourth novel sees her return to familiar territory to craft an indictment of modern society that will pull on your heartstrings.
Mother of four Karen Woods uses her experiences of growing up on a Manchester council estate in her writing. Having left school with no qualifications, Karen spent her formative years raising children and suffering domestic abuse. This is her twelth novel. Since taking up writing Karen has been snapped up by a leading literary agent and her first novel, Broken Youth, was performed as a play at Salford's Lowry Theatre in June 2013. Another of her novels, 'Teabags and Tears' hit the stage in January 2014. She is currently working on a screenplay for Grow Wars.