I Let Him Go

Denise Fergus

Jan 2018 · Bolinda · Narrated by Siân Polhill-Thomas

About this audiobook

On 12th February 1993, Denise's life changed forever. As she was running errands at New Strand Shopping Centre, she let go of her two-year-old son's hand to take out her purse. Denise never saw her son again. In this extraordinary and heart-wrenching book comes the unflinching account of that terrible day from James Bulger's mother, Denise. What if she had never taken James shopping? What if she had turned right coming out of the butchers, instead of left? Would she have seen her son being led out of the centre by two children? Denise's initial hope – of seeing her son on CCTV with other kids - quickly turned to devastation when, two days later, James' body was found. His murder shocked the world, as his killers became the youngest convicted murderers in the UK. Denise then 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. This 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.

Ratings and reviews

Truly deeply sad account by Denise Fergus mother of James Bulger - The most heartbreaking of books and in many ways reclaiming the space that Denise had with James away from public property and the deeply tragic murder by psychopathic child murderers. The book is about the traumatic aftermath and the very staggering impact of the senseless death of James. The book condemns the injustice system in this country persecuting those left behind the mother & family.

very sad for thr parents.

About the author

Denise Fergus is the mother of James Bulger, who was murdered in 1993 – in a series of events that shocked the world. Denise lives with her three sons and her second husband, Stuart. In 2010, Denise launched the James Bulger Memorial Trust, which supports young victims of crime, hatred and bullying. In January 2017, Denise was given the British Citizen Award for her tireless work helping other families through situations similar to her own.

Siân Polhill-Thomas was born in Merseyside in 1983. After studying Acting at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA), Siân moved to London to pursue an acting career. Currently performing in Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan, directed by Kathy Burke in London’s West End, Siân works across TV, voice-over and theatre and is also a Live Continuity Announcer for BBC1 and BBC2. Being from the area, Siân was honoured to be the voice of Denise for I Let Him Go.