ITV's This Morning host Cat Deeley held back tears on Wednesday's show, as guest of the day Claire Throssel recounted the devastating events that led to her abusive ex-husband purposely setting their family home alight, tragically killing their two sons – Jack, 12 and Paul, nine – as well as himself. Over a decade on, Claire, who now has an MBE, appeared on the show to reveal her new book, For My Boys , which tells her heartbreaking story and gives voice to all children at risk of an abusive parent.

Joining hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard on the sofa, Claire explained: "There are books out there that tell you how to wean your children, how to get them into a bed time routine, but not one single book that tells you how to live without your children."

After being told for many

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