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Seeing Eye Girl
- A Memoir of Madness, Resilience, and Hope
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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As the “Seeing Eye Girl” for her blind, artistic, and mentally ill mother, Beverly Armento was intimately connected with and responsible for her, even though her mother physically and emotionally abused her. She was Strong Beverly at school—excellent in academics and mentored by caring teachers—but at home she was Weak Beverly, cowed by her mother’s rage and delusions.
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