Gorgeous Girl
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- $34.99
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- $34.99
Publisher Description
'The only way to comprehend this tragic story of mine is to write it.'
On the 10th of February 2017, there was a sentencing hearing for murder in the Victorian Supreme Court. The young woman in the dock, who sat quietly with her hands in her lap, had perfect skin and light-brown hair tied back as neatly as a private school prefect's. When the judge asked her to confirm her plea, the young woman answered in a clear and polite voice. 'Guilty, your Honour.'
That killer is Mary K. Pershall's beloved daughter Anna. She is twenty-eight years old, tall and beautiful, with an effervescent wit and a university degree in psychology. She also hears the voices of demons. After Anna finished uni, she just could not meet the demands of adulthood, and the voices became overwhelming. She attempted to silence them with alcohol and weed, with the abuse of her prescribed medication, and with ice. But the evil howling would not stop.
Award-winning author Mary K. Pershall brings a unique and insightful perspective to a story that is at once devastating and uplifting, and proves that a mother's love - even in its darkest hour - can shed light and provide hope to families in crisis.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A mother endures every parent's worst nightmare in this heartbreaking personal account from children’s writer Mary K. Pershall. Her daughter (and occasional co-author) Anna battled addiction and mental illness for most of her life, eventually committing a crime which placed Anna behind bars for 17 years. Though a harrowing story, self-described as a “mother’s memoir of madness and murder”, Pershall’s story doubles as a message of resilience and even hope to families working through a crisis of any kind. Even the most difficult stretches are read with palpable empathy and warmth by Australian actress Jennifer Vuletic, who commits herself bravely to the book’s deep well of emotion.