Love as Always, Mum xxx: The true and terrible story of surviving a childhood with Fred and Rose West

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I started reading this book 3 years ago but it was so traumatizing that I was never able to finish it. There were points where I wanted to throw the book in frustration, seeing what Mae could not at the time, but this also brought the raw authenticity of the book into view. Now the power and water weren't turned on yet at the cottage so we roughed it and cooked our lunch over the fire and I am sure you can use your imagination for the bathroom situation. Being kind towards your mother may shift your relationship’: psychotherapist and author Philippa Perry with her daughter Flo.

Love as Always, Mum xxx by Mae West | Hachette UK

Or maybe she knew what Fred was up to and just didn't care, the exact attitude she had towards the some of the sexual abuse going on in the house (unless helping out, she didn't care that her husband and your father was running into the bathroom, or threatening to rape you. Interesting to hear Maes POV of their life, though difficult to reconcile how she could continue contact with her mum after all that, but an interesting true crime account. Mae West is about as honest and open as she can be, and I applaud her for being willing to discuss her complicated relationship with Rose. Mae shares her story from childhood to date in what life was like being raised by what can only be described as 2 of the most heinous barbaric people of all time. I imagine writing this book was somewhat therapeutic for the author, as by her own admission she has never had professional counselling.Years back when I was dating my husband she heard that I am a fan of reading and a big fan of true crime. It creates conflict and conflict creates anxiety, and it’s not fair to make your mother feel anxious.

Love as Always, Mum xxx by Mae West | Goodreads

Mae, the eldest surviving daughter of Rose and Fred West was involved in the project and he persuaded her to tell the world what it was really like growing up, and what the last twenty plus years have been like being the daughter of probably the most notorious of all female serial killers. I grew up on the street next to Cromwell Street, Gloucester and I walked through the pathway that now runs through where the house used to stand pretty much every day. Because of these peeks into what could be seen as a 'normal' childhood on some days, that I was able to really understand Mae's struggle to break the bound from her mother, even after her conviction.All I ever wanted to be was to be a wife, mother, have the big house with the white picket fence and live happily ever after. They both concluded that Mae West was on her mother, Rose’s, side and believed that she was not involved in any way with the murders committed by her father, Fred West. As an avid true crime fan, I thought I knew the ins and out of Fred and Rose Wests life and crimes but there was some new information in this book.