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 Becoming Anna: The Autobiography of a Sixteen-year-old - Anna J. Michener
Description: ISBN 0226524035 / Genre: Biography Newest Review: ... and into her Mother’s bedroom, however her parents made no secret of the fact that they resented they were in some way ... more  ... responsible. She was isolated from friends and was weak and in generally poor health as well as suffering from stress by the time she was 13. She couldn’t understand why she spoke to counsellors about the emotional abuse, even speaking to a friend’s mother who had been physically abused herself. However she did find she could get some attention by faking seizures at school and this led to time off.
Her parents seemed determined to prove to society that she was Mentally Ill, and amazingly their comments were believed to t...more |
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Format: Paperback, ISBN: 9780226524030
Pages: 264, Edition: New Ed, Paperback, University of Chicago Pre ... |
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Becoming Anna: The Autobiography of a Sixteen-year-old - Anna J. Michener: Crazy Girl (1424 words)
by helencb - written on 08.12.04 (Very useful, 341 readings)
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Becoming Anna is an autobiographical account of a sixteen year old girl, born as Tiffany Blake in America’s Midwest. Tiffany’s Father physically abused her or showed her no love whatsoever, while her Mother and Grandmother who lived next doorwere emotionally cruel to her, and blamed her for all the family problems including her mother’s own illnesses and diabetes which had started after her younger brother was born. Her mother and grandmother labelled her as difficult and hard to control and she was made to sleep in a room that had been built over the garage, which had a wall for a view and no curtains. Tiffany however comes across as a young girl who is just ...
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