Bad Blood

It’s 1971 and seventeen-year-old Christine is about to give birth to her son. When her family throw her out, Christine has the biggest fight of her life to bring up her son safe on the infamous Canterbury Estate in Bradford, rife with crime, alcohol and drugs, a place where family is everything and nothing. It's Friday evening on the Canterbury Estate in Bradford and Christine, who's been rushed to hospital by her friend, Josie, is on the maternity ward giving birth. She's 17 and terrified. Not just of the pain, which is ripping her in two, but because she knows that once the baby arrives, her family is never going to speak to her again. Her beautiful baby boy is about to start a chain of events that will lead to tragedy - and only her own family can save her. In Bad Blood, Julie Shaw offers a raw and personal account of a young woman's fight for survival in the notorious Canterbury Estate. This Sunday Times bestseller is a heart-wrenching autobiography that will stay with you long after you've turned the last page. For fans of Veronica Clark (Snatched), Linda Calvey (Life Inside), Linda Watson-Brown (Don't Say A Word), Cathryn Kemp (Jam Butties and a Pan of Scouse), and Damien Lewis (Operation Mayhem).