Love as Always, Mum xxx: The true and terrible story of surviving a childhood with Fred and Rose West

The daughter of mass murderer Fred West and his wife Rose has written a memoir describing her upbringing in 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester. It has taken over 20 years for Mae West to find the perspective and strength to tell her story, which is one of survival and how she has rebuilt her life in the shadow of their terrible crimes.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 30 May 2019
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

A chilling new memoir by the daughter of mass murderer Fred West and his wife Rose describes the savage cruelty of her upbringing in 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester.

Mae, I mean this. I'm not a good person, and I let all of you children down.

Rose West, HM PRISON DURHAM

It has taken over 20 years for Mae West to find the perspective and strength to tell her remarkable story: one of an abusive, violent childhood, of her serial killer parents, and how she has rebuilt her life in the shadow of their terrible crimes.

Through her own memories, research, and the letters her mother wrote to her from prison, Mae shares her emotionally powerful account of her life as a West. From a toddler locked in the deathly basement to a teen fighting off the sexual advances of her father, Mae's story is one of survival. It also answers the questions: how do you come to terms with knowing your childhood bedroom was a graveyard? How do you accept the fact your parents sexually tortured, murdered, and dismembered young women? How do you become a mother yourself when you're haunted by the knowledge that your own mother was a monster? Why were you spared, and how do you escape the nightmare?

Mae West's memoir is a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the ability to overcome even the most horrific of circumstances. It is a must-read for anyone interested in true crime, psychology, and the human condition.

Weight: 278g
Dimension: 129 x 196 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781841883298