"Yet behind closed doors, the laughter faded and the fear came back..." At thirteen years of age Cassandra Romanelli's world had turned out to be everything she hated Cassie lived in a big Italian family with lots of complex relationships. Dealing not only with the rules and regulations of a strict, abusive father, Cassie also struggled with bulimia and had to overcome the taunts and bullying from her classmates, plus peer pressure and a struggle to be accepted. Although pretty, Cassie just saw herself as a chubby Italian girl who was in love with the one guy she couldn't have - her best...