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  <name><![CDATA[Diane  Martin]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[I grew up in a small town in the far north east of scotland. Although poor we had a great childhood and a very close family. My life was happy and good and my morals and standards set high for my future.  

I met Him at the age 17 and devoted over 20 years of my life trying to make an abusive man change and love me like i loved him ... but failed miserably. I spent over 20 years being mentally and physicaly abused by a man who constantly cheated on me and dragged me down ... my book is my story of survival and how i dealt with each individual situation.

If i can help just one person within an abusive relationship get out becasue they have read my story then i have succeeded in doing what i wanted to do when i first wrote the book.

Have a look and let me know what you think.  Its a very emotional journey that i have travelled and i look forward to hearing your views (good or bad) thanks ]]></about>  <influences><![CDATA[david pelzer]]></influences>    <hometown>elgin</hometown>  <born_at>10/03/1962</born_at>    
  
  
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      <name><![CDATA[Diane  Martin]]></name>
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  <average_rating>5.00</average_rating>
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  <published>2007</published>  
  
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