Description: Marilyn Clarke-Jones reveals the scars left by the neglect, abandonment and rejection that shaped her early life growing up in care. From a baby in a residential nursery, then on to a well-known children's home called Barnardos.
Brief description: Marilyn Clarke-Jones is an exciting new writer, whose work covers non-fiction, poetry and prose. Born in North West London to West-Indian parents, Marilyn's journey from her turbulent beginnings to now a published author has been a whirlwind of highs, lows and revelations, all documented here in her first book 'A Rare Pearl in the Wilderness.'