The Saddest Girl in the World
- 作者
- 出版社 HarperCollins UK
- 出版时间 2009年11月
- ISBN 9780007281046
- 定价 62.60
内容简介
ThebestsellingauthorofDamagedtellsthetruestoryofDonna,whocameintofostercareagedten,havingbeenabused,victimisedandrejectedbyherfamily.DonnahadbeeninfostercarewithhertwoyoungbrothersforthreeweekswhensheisabruptlymovedtoCathy’s.WhenDonnaarrivessheissilent,withdrawnandwalkswithhershouldershunchedforwardandherheaddown.DonnaisclearlyaveryhauntedchildandrefusestointeractwithCathy’schildrenAdrianandPaula.AfterpatienceandencouragementfromCathy,DonnaslowlystartstotalkandtellsCathythatsheblamesherselfforherandherbrothersbeingplacedincare.ThesocialserviceswereawarethatDonnaandherbrothershadbeenneglectedbytheiralcoholicmother,butnoonerealisedtheextentoftheabusetheywereforcedtosuffer.Thetruthofthephysicaltormentshewasputthroughslowlyemerges,andasDonnagrowstotrustCathyshetellsherhowhermotherusedtomakeherwashherselfwithwirewoolsothatshecouldgetridofherskincolourashermotherwassoashamedthatDonnawasmixedrace.ThepsychologicalwoundscausedbythebullyingshereceivedalsostarttoresurfacewhenDonnastartsreenactingthewaysshewastreatedathomebyhittingandbullyingPaula,somuchsothatCathycan’tletDonnaoutofhersight.AsthepressurebeginstomountonCathytohelpthischild,thingsstarttogetworseandDonnabeginsbehavinginerraticways,trashingherbedroomandbeingregularlyabusivetowardsCathy’schildren.CathybeginstowonderifshecanfindawaytohelpthischildorifDonna’sscarsruntoodeep.
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