This is a powerful true story of one young girl’s struggle to survive the state-care-system in the 70s and 80s. Amelia has just one wish, to make it through to adulthood and hold her destiny in her own hands. This is a harrowing true story, one of survival and human strength. Amelia has been tragically separated from all her siblings, never to see them again for many years.She is moved from one … one children’s home to another until finally, it’s just too much for her to bear. Amelia starts to wonder about the peace and finality of her own death.
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Rambles on almost incoherently, repetitive, and needs to a better editor
so very hard to believe that anyone would treat a child that way but she was strong and made it through
Wonderfully written. Amazing how someone can get through a childhood like this writer snd turn out so strong!
Amazing story. Very well written.
I liked “Amelia’s Story” because the events in her life seemed believable. Too many memoirs seem unrealistic because the writer tries too hard to get sympathy from the reader. This was not the case here. However, one point that was bothersome was the fact that her story was divided into two separate books. This seemed unnecessary since the first …