In this heart-rending memoir, author F.H. Saidah exposes the bitter realities of growing up with abuse and alcoholism. As the firstborn and only daughter to young parents who had been forced into a loveless marriage, it became clear at a young age that her mother did not want or love her. While her biggest challenge growing up was figuring out a way to get along with and please her alcoholic mother, it would not be her only challenge.
the author candidly reveals her innermost thoughts and feelings when describing her ill-equipped parents' brutal struggle to get along with each other and...