When I Was Ten

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David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 (illustrateded.). Australia: St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.136. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. A rich, intricately-woven novel of childhood crime and adult redemption. I finished it with my heart in my mouth. Highly recommended’ Louise Candlish Alone" is a song composed by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, who recorded it under the name i-Ten on their 1983 album Taking a Cold Look. He told Betfair: "It's going to be an interesting game. With Everton being deducted 10 points, they're suddenly in the relegation zone. If they win, it'll be good for their belief. United have all these injuries, so it's going to be tough for them going to Everton.

I absolutely loved it. Dark, intriguing and gripping . . . and so beautifully written’ Laura Marshall In late 1984, actress Valerie Stevenson and actor John Stamos covered the song for the CBS Sitcom Dreams under their roles as Lisa Copley and Gino Minelli. MY THOUGHTS: Fiona Cummins does this to me every time. No matter how prepared I think I am, I end up breath held, heart in my mouth, my whole body tensed and poised to take flight.

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I was completely absorbed in this story from the very beginning- what would make a 10 year old girl kill her own parents so brutally? Can a child that kills turn her life around? And how will the world react when they hear the truth. All of this going through my mind and more. The bond between sisters, friendships, "mean girls", dysfunctional families, and betrayal are just a few of the many topics portrayed in this book. When I Was Ten is not a comfortable, nor a comforting read. But it was one that I couldn't put down, or stop thinking about. Nature vs Nurture, and what goes on behind closed doors .... this book is like Pandora's box. You open the cover and there are things contained within that will forever be on your mind. The subject matter is very dark - parricide, and child abuse to start with. As well as the more mundane and ordinary topics of loss, grief, infidelity, grooming, secrets, lies, betrayals, manipulation and . . . . well, you name it, and Cummins has it covered. But it works - brilliantly.

Her explosive interview sparks national headlines and Brinley Booth, now a journalist, is tasked with covering the news story which brings to light fresh evidence and triggers a chain of events which will have devastating consequences. Our initial introduction to Catherine is brief but we eventually spend a little more time with her. Because of the way Cummins opens this book—and the mention of the threat to Catherine—there’s a sense of urgency and suspense that builds. I liked that we didn’t have to wait until the end but return partway through to continue her story. The movement between the past and present and flow of information could easily slow the pace but it certainly doesn’t do that. Another thing we worried about was that, if it rained and it was night—not late, because then we had to be in bed, but dark already, and wet, the way a good heavy rain left things—and our parents wouldn’t let us go out, or wouldn’t let us have a flashlight because we’d run the batteries down, then other kids would get all the night crawlers that came up and slithered in the wet grass. We worried that they would all be snatched up by the kids whose parents weren’t home, or who had their own flashlights. It was strange to me that night crawlers came up at all, because when they were under the dirt they were hidden and safe. Maybe, though, if they stayed down there after a heavy rain they would drown. I didn’t know and couldn’t ask them. The main thing was that they weren’t regular worms but night crawlers, big and fat, with shiny, see-through skin, and we could catch them and put them in a can with coffee grounds and then use them as bait or sell them to men who were going fishing but hadn’t had time to go out and catch some themselves. The only way this would've made sense is if the documentary makers had lied to Shannon and said 'hey, we got your sister for our doc too, and she says she has TEA to spill!' Unless I missed something — this wasn't part of the story. So if Shannon hadn't randomly decided to put her foot in it, then it's just another day in the neighbourhood for ole Sara and this story doesn't exist. Gallup Year End Charts 1987: Singles". Record Mirror. London, England: Spotlight Publications. August 23, 2016. p.36.Dark, creepy and ultimately compassionate . . . a chilling look at the consequences of a childhood gone wrong’ – JP Delaney Single Top 100 Van 1987" (PDF) (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 . Retrieved August 23, 2016.