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A review by khetsia
Vilaine: L'histoire vraie d'une enfant haïe par sa mère by Constance Briscoe, Constance Briscoe
5.0
TW: child abuse
Elementary school-aged me managed to finish AND enjoy reading this memoir written by a girl who was beaten, tortured, humiliated, and neglected by her mother; sexually-abused by step-father and family friend(s); bullied by her sisters and probably much more. Please never have your kids read this book???
I think I may have had a crush on the girl on the cover/the author as a child (kept being confused why her mom thought she was ugly) so I guess I can thank this book for precipitating my sapphic awakening…
I, also, recall it being my first introduction to foster care, the categorization of maltreatment (psychological vs physical vs sexual/abuse vs maltreatment).
Elementary school-aged me managed to finish AND enjoy reading this memoir written by a girl who was beaten, tortured, humiliated, and neglected by her mother; sexually-abused by step-father and family friend(s); bullied by her sisters and probably much more. Please never have your kids read this book???
I think I may have had a crush on the girl on the cover/the author as a child (kept being confused why her mom thought she was ugly) so I guess I can thank this book for precipitating my sapphic awakening…
I, also, recall it being my first introduction to foster care, the categorization of maltreatment (psychological vs physical vs sexual/abuse vs maltreatment).