Deliver Me from Evil: A Sadistic Foster Mother, A Childhood Torn Apart [Paperback]

Alloma Gilbert (Author), Corinne Sweet (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 30, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0330457314 | ISBN-13: 978-0330457316

'When I was a little girl I believed what I was told over and over again: that I was evil, that I deserved to be tortured because I was the Devil's child ...' In April 2007 foster-mother Eunice Spry was sentenced to fourteen years in prison for her sadistic abuse of the children in her care. The details of her cruelty were so sickening they shocked the country. Alloma Gilbert was one of Spry's young victims, sent to live with her at the age of six and left at her mercy for eleven brutal years. Eunice used her own twisted religious beliefs as an excuse for punishing her foster children. When she took them to live on an isolated farmhouse, the abuse escalated to terrifying levels - a stick was thrust down Alloma's throat so often it was stained red with blood, she was starved for over a year and survived only by secretly eating pigswill, and the vicious beatings were relentless. At the age of seventeen she finally escaped but, alone in the outside world, she fell prey to abusive men. It was the birth of her baby daughter that saved her, that finally taught her what love really is. Written with powerful honesty, Deliver Me From Evil is a moving and inspiring story of survival.

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About the Author

Alloma Gilbert is twenty-two years old and is studying to be a veterinary nurse.

Product Details

• Paperback: 267 pages
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan (April 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0330457314
• ISBN-13: 978-0330457316
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 5 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,507 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heartbreaking memoir, January 2, 2011

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Christina Czosek "music geek" (De Pere, WI, USA) - See all my reviews
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I purchased this book for my Kindle and couldn't stop reading it. It was hard to keep reading sometimes, hearing about the cruelty that the children were subjected to and the emotional pain that the author suffered. But I couldn't put it down. It's heartbreaking that this is still happening, and I was surprised at how many people had suspected and reported the abuse, yet nothing was done for years. The only thing that made it easier to accept (if you can call it that) is knowing that she survived and her foster mother was punished, and learning that the author has used her awful experiences to ensure that her "mother" can never do this again.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars so so sad, July 8, 2011

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IndyJen "Christian fiction fan" (Indiana) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Deliver Me from Evil: A Sadistic Foster Mother, A Childhood Torn Apart (Paperback)

I am so sad that this dear woman suffered so much for so long. I can only hope and pray she has found true joy and everlasting peace and has been able to heal. It's hard to read this book and consider what all these children endured. My prayers are with them all.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars heartbreaking, page turner, May 25, 2011

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K. Wright (Louisville, Kentucky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deliver Me From Evil (Kindle Edition)

This book had me spending every free moment reading. i just wanted to get to the end to know she is ok now and that the monster has been put away. Alloma you are a strong strong person for going thu what you did and becoming a good mother and person. Much love to you.