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Before I Was Born, She Did This

A True Story, of Survival, Secrets, Lies and Being “At Risk” from Day One

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Before I Was Born, She Did This

By: Alia Breeze
Narrated by: Gillian Hardie
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About this listen

This is not an easy listen. But it’s a story that must be told.

In Before I Was Born, She Did This, Alia lays everything bare. From birth, she lived under a false identity and endured cruelty at the hands of her mother. She was starved, bitten, neglected. Left alone in a freezing room, soaked in urine, with no bedding. She was on the child protection register, but no one came.

At fifteen, she escaped. Loving friends helped her survive. But it was poetry and music that saved her soul. Through words, she found solace. And eventually, her voice.

Her mother barely spoke to her, except to bully and humiliate. Years later, Alia uncovered a truth more terrifying than memory. Her mother had a past conviction. A baby who didn’t survive.

This is not just a memoir of survival. It is a reckoning. From being thrown into a women’s refuge to reclaiming herself through drag, through the spoken word collective Raw, and through this book, Alia pulls the unfiltered truth into the light.

A life that was never meant to be lived, lived fully. Ruthless in truth. Raw in heart. Impossible to ignore. She lived to tell it. And now, she’s telling it all.

©2025 Alia Breeze (P)2025 Alia Breeze Women Survival Heartfelt

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ALIA YOU ARE SO BRAVE!
I followed you on TikTok, within 2 days i had bought the book. As an adult now dealing with the trauma from childhood, this was a fantastic read. Captured everything so well whilst being able to tell your story accurately

SO BRAVE

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I couldn’t stop listening to this book. God bless poor Alia. Social services and the local police should hang their heads in shame! An eye opener to the incredible failings yet again by the very people who are supposed to be there to protect small, innocent children. It is shocking and unbelievable what this poor little girl has endured her entire childhood!

A must read!

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Absolutely harrowing and gripping read, you are an incredible woman, and I will continue to follow your journey and support you via social media, I can’t wait for the day we see you get justice x

I hope you get justice!

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A try harrowing account of abuse and neglect, failure of the children’s services but also an incredible story of survival

Incredible

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This was gripping book to listen to, portraying the horror that many children suffer behind closed doors. I hope Alia can move on and has nothing but love and happiness in her future, So brave to speak about her past in such a way that it made me feel privileged when I felt I had so little.

Raw truth of a local girl finally given a voice to speak up about what no child deserves to go through.

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