Unbeaten
Kim Woodburn
Oct 2011 · Hachette UK
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For Kim Woodburn finding fame in her 60s in the smash hit television series How Clean is Your House? with fellow dust-buster Aggie Mackenzie was like living a fairytale.
Often she simply wished that she had never been born. For Kim overcame horrific emotional and physical abuse both at the hands of her alcoholic mother and her philandering, sexually abusive father.
In her brave and revealing story Kim's memories of growing up were not of love and cuddles, but of beatings and random cruelty. Shuttled between the brutal houses of her warring parents, a succession of miserable children's homes and a grim convent - Kim's past cast a long shadow over her life. But just before her sixteenth birthday she finally made her escape. It took decades of hard work, and a wonderfully happy marriage to conquer depression but now she emerged unbowed and unbeaten as Britain's Queen of Clean, and went on to win the heart of the Nation.
A woman like no other, with a story like no other: this is a powerful testament to one woman's will to survive.
Often she simply wished that she had never been born. For Kim overcame horrific emotional and physical abuse both at the hands of her alcoholic mother and her philandering, sexually abusive father.
In her brave and revealing story Kim's memories of growing up were not of love and cuddles, but of beatings and random cruelty. Shuttled between the brutal houses of her warring parents, a succession of miserable children's homes and a grim convent - Kim's past cast a long shadow over her life. But just before her sixteenth birthday she finally made her escape. It took decades of hard work, and a wonderfully happy marriage to conquer depression but now she emerged unbowed and unbeaten as Britain's Queen of Clean, and went on to win the heart of the Nation.
A woman like no other, with a story like no other: this is a powerful testament to one woman's will to survive.
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marion harper
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August 31, 2019
I read this book when it first came out and it was worth reading again.. A sad sad story, what an amazing woman you are Kim and yes you deserved all the luck you finally got.
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October 25, 2018
What an amazing, strong woman Kim is. I have total respect and admiration for her. I wanted to reach into her childhood and give her a big hug. A first class read which evoked many emotions in me.
Tracy Appleby
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July 20, 2017
An honest and open account of a very strong woman, well written, very inspiring and proves no matter how bad things are, we all have the strength and determination to vet through.
About the author
Kim Woodburn was born in Eastney, Portsmouth. Kim worked as a beautician, a model, a social worker and a live-in housekeeper before exposing the nation's filthiest homes in the hugely popular television series How Clean is Your House? She lives in Kent with her husband Peter.
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