{"title":"Denise Fergus","description":"\u003cp\u003eDenise Fergus is an author whose heartfelt writing delves deeply into personal experience, offering readers an intimate view of her life and the profound events that have shaped it. Her main work, \u003cem\u003eI Let Him Go: The heartbreaking book from the mother of James Bulger\u003c\/em\u003e, stands as a poignant memoir, reflecting on the tragedy surrounding her son James Bulger's tragic death. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis updated edition commemorates the 30th anniversary of James’s memory, providing new insights and reflections that continue to resonate with a broad audience. Denise’s narrative is both a tribute to her son's memory and an exploration of the resilience and strength found in the face of unimaginable grief. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book sits within the Biography \u0026amp; Memoir category, inviting readers to join her journey through deeply personal storytelling that sheds light on the enduring impact of loss while honouring James's legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"i-let-him-go-the-heartbreaking-book-from-the-mother-of-james-bulger-updated-for-the-30th-anniversary-in-memory-of-james-by-denise-fergus-9781789466829","title":"I Let Him Go: The heartbreaking book from the mother of James Bulger- updated for the 30th anniversary, in memory of James","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER, with an updated chapter from Denise.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I was crying so much I couldn't breathe. The thought of leaving the shopping centre without him was crushing. I knew that walking away from the place where he had gone missing, without any idea where he now was, meant that things were really bad. James had been right by my side and then he was gone forever.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn 12th February 1993, Denise Fergus' life changed forever. As she was running errands at New Strand Shopping Centre, she let go of her two-year-old son's hand for a few seconds to take out her purse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenise never saw her son again.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time since that moment 25 years ago, Denise tells her extraordinary story in this heart-wrenching book, an unflinching account of that terrible day. What if she had never taken James shopping? What if she had turned right coming out of the butcher's, instead of left? Denise's initial hope after seeing her son on CCTV with other children quickly turned to devastation when, two days later, James' body was found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis death reverberated around the world and his killers became the youngest ever convicted murderers in UK legal history. Four minutes is all it took for them to lead James away from his mother to his death. Denise took up a tortuous legal battle for James, and it was her astonishing strength and love for her son that ultimately helped to change the way the law treats victims of crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a mother's tale, of finding a way through the despair to remember the happiness and wonderful memories that James brought his family. Above all, Denise doesn't want her son to be remembered as a murdered child, and with this beautifully written book, she does just that.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46844061286636,"sku":"9781789466829","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3111543482825.jpg?v=1758825870"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/denise-fergus.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}