Download or read book Helpless written by Marianne Marsh and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2009 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight year old Marianne, the eldest of five children, was neglected by her slovenly mother and her violent alcoholic father. Uncared for and unkempt she was rejected at school by her peers and scarcely tolerated by her teachers. 'Helpless' is Marianne's heartbreaking story.