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Abused by L.L. Bartlett

prolificpulse's review against another edition

3.0

While the book is stated to be fiction I was given the impression that this was based on a true story. It was sort of a novella. It gave a good gloss over of what was a horrible childhood with domestic violence, alcohol abuse or addiction (not clear which it was), abortion, and more. This main character had the task of raising her siblings as her mother's helper as her mother kept having children and had her hands too full. The father was abusive physically to her mother and mentally to the children. I found myself wanting more in depth, emotional information. How did the author feel having gone through what she did? I would like to know more. I think it is a good start but needs more depth.