Small town girl
£10.99
Over 40 years, two British police units acted undercover to infiltrate activist groups. At least 20 of those officers deliberately targeted women and entered relationships with them. One of those women was me. This is my story. Men wrote the police files. They wrote the scripts and the headlines. Men wrote the court orders to make us anonymous and they will sit in judgement at the coming public inquiry. In a system that doesn’t see women, you have to fight to be heard. When they take your identity, you have to find your voice. Learning the truth nearly destroyed me – but an accidental activist was born. A voice at the centre of the Spy Cops scandal. The great love story of Donna McLean’s life wasn’t just built on lies, it was one. With an inquiry underway, ‘Small Town Girl’ is a reclamation of a truth that was ruthlessly buried.
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‘Utterly compelling from the first page’ – Kerry Hudson
‘Gripping . . . this is one not to miss’ – Irish Times
For two years, Donna McLean lived a life of bliss with her boyfriend, Carlo. But her great love story wasn’t just built on lies – it was one. Because Carlo wasn’t a bike-obsessed Italian locksmith at all; he was a British police officer, part of a unit that had worked undercover for years to infiltrate activist groups across the country. More than twenty of those officers deliberately targeted women and duped them into relationships, posing as socialists, environmental campaigners and union reps, before vanishing without a trace.
Small Town Girl is Donna’s shattering story of a life turned upside down overnight, and her reclamation of a truth that was shamelessly buried by those who should be protecting the most vulnerable in society.
‘Mind-blowing, gut-wrenching, shocking and beautifully written’ – Chris Atkins
| Weight | 0.16 kg |
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| Dimensions | 19.6 × 12.8 × 1.8 cm |
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| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 218 |
| Language | English |
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| Dewey | 363.232 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
