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Mum, Can You Lend Me Twenty Quid?

Mum, Can You Lend Me Twenty Quid? What Drugs Did to My Family

Hardback (17 May 2007)

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Publisher's Synopsis

A mother's searing account of every parent's nightmare - how drug addiction destroyed the lives of her twin sons Elizabeth Burton Phillips is a teacher, an ordinary middle-class mother who had always tried to do the best for her children; she never imagined that her identical twin sons, who had been doing so well at school, would become involved in drugs. She was shocked when they were suspended from school for smoking cannabis; but this was just the start of a terrible, unimaginable journey - culminating in the knock on the door in the early hours by the police. They gave her the devastating news that her son Nick had killed himself in despair at his heroin addiction. Since his death, Elizabeth has campaigned tirelessly to make parents aware of the pain and suffering caused to families by drug addiction; and her surviving twin, Simon, now drug-free, has contributed his own thoughts to this inspiring and moving book.

About the Publisher

Portrait

Little, Brown is the literary hardback imprint that feeds into our Abacus paperback list. We publish across a wide range of areas, including fiction, history, memoir, science and travel, but within this diverse list the vast majority of books have in common a strong narrative and a distinctive voice.

Book information

ISBN: 9780749951559
Publisher: Little, Brown
Imprint: Portrait
Pub date:
DEWEY: 362.2933092
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 252
Weight: 454g
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 28mm