Girl From Yesterday

Child protection worker Shane Dunphy's devastating and heart-rending account of his fight to protect a young girl in rural Ireland. Praise for Shane Dunphy: 'A heart-warming reminder of the endurance of the human spirit.' Torey HaydenAfter the death of his best friend, Shane Dunphy runs away from his life working at a special needs crèche. However, when a part-time journalism job in rural Ireland leads him to three siblings crying out for protection, Shane cannot stand idly by and watch . . .Little Emma Blaney lives with her siblings in an ancient farmhouse with no running water, electricity or contact with the outside world. While covering a land dispute between Emma's father Tom and his powerful brother Gerry, Shane discovers that there is a lot more wrong with the family than just a feud. The children are filthy, nervous and undernourished. In order to protect them, Shane finds himself at loggerheads with the church, local government and big business. But Shane must discover the truth before it is too late, even if it might cost him his new life. After the death of his best friend, Shane Dunphy runs away from his life working at a special needs crèche, and attempts to avoid his child protection instincts. However, when a part time journalism job in rural Ireland leads him to a family in desperate need of intervention, and a young girl crying out for protection, Shane cannot stand idly by and watch...Little Emma Blaney lives with her three siblings in an ancient farmhouse, with a life that is like something from another time - no running water, no electricity, and no contact with the outside world. Whilst covering a land dispute between Emma's father Tom and his powerful brother Gerry, Shane discovers that there is a lot more wrong with the family than just a feud. The children are filthy, nervous and and undernourished. In order to protect Emma and her siblings, Shane finds himself at loggerheads with the church, local government, big business, property developers and industrial farmers. But Shane must discover the truth about the Girl from Yesterday, before it is too late, even if it will cost him his new life...