The Bean Patch

Memoir of Shirley Painter, a woman who suffered violent abuse at the hands of her father. Recounts how as a four year old her father abused her so badly she was pronounced dead and how she survived growing up in a volatile household to become an excelling student, school teacher and mother of daughters. Relates how as a mature women she came face to face with what happened to her as a child and how only after dealing with those memories she could move on. Author who lives in St Kilda is an active community member.Painter, Shirley is the author of 'The Bean Patch', published 2002 under ISBN 9780732274214 and ISBN 0732274214.