Gorgeous Girl
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Gorgeous Girl
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Narrated by:
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Jennifer Vuletic
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By:
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Mary K. Pershall
About this listen
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.©2018 Mary K. Pershall (P)2018 Penguin Random House Australia
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-10-2018
Great read
Very well written, and correct about the mental health system in this country. so sad too.
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- jesse todd
- 03-09-2018
insight
I thought this was very insightful - this is a struggle to read only because its true. god bless mums
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- FlickBishop
- 16-09-2018
Gut wrenching, uplifting and brilliant
I read about this book in The Guardian, and having a child with a disability I thought there might be some relatable content. Oh my goodness, it was extraordinary. The writer is a gifted storyteller and weaves a clear and cogent narrative, with plenty of emotional punch. The performance by Jennifer Vuletic was superb, a true 11 out of 10.
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- Kim
- 29-10-2018
Honest
Wow, such a honest story. Highlighting the issues within our hospital and mental heath system. Easy to listen to, enthralling and heartbreaking. Excellent read
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- Carol-anne
- 02-03-2020
Riveting
Such a raw honest memoir of a difficult life dealing with a child with mental illness, a seeming puzzling transient myriad of them. Having worked with people inflicted with such things I could feel her exhaustion frustration and pain and also resentment and guilt for daring to want to have her own life.
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- Wendy Ferrari
- 05-06-2021
A fascinating insight
A sad and true tale of the momentous battle dealing with mental health issues and addiction. Many of the events are relatable, thankfully for most of us, the outcome is not. A mother’s story of family anguish, for the sufferer of mental health disorders and the suffering of those who love them. Well written and brilliantly narrated. Thank you for sharing your story.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-07-2021
A hard story but well worth a listen
I found this book tragic but still couldn't stop listening. The narrator was clear and though I don't usually like American voices, she was great. Highly recommended this book
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- Beautiful book
- 15-05-2019
A must read!
Amazing true story from the perspective of a mother who tried everything to help her mentally ill daughter from childhood through her many addictions. Couldn’t stop listening!
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- Rymkervic
- 05-04-2021
I am glad to where the money goes
lm glad any money received from the sale of this book goes to worthy causes and not the authors own pocket. Thank you for writing this book as people who have never dealt with mental illness likely find any information useful and this book is information.
Someone died and that can never be taken lightly. The author bared some of her soul in the writing of this but l for one was not impressed how could anyone be so blinkered to not see that handing drugs to a person so struggling just to deal with general life could ever be a good thing?
Im not letting you off the hook - you helped her - don't think you didn't . And yes dealing with someone with mental health issues is exhausting - so what - she was your daughter and your responsibility- forever your responsibility.
The value add was that you gave a very good list of the support services that many of us might not of known about - your only brownie point.
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- janine duncan
- 12-08-2022
Beautifully written
Thank you and your family for sharing a difficult story. It will help others. I am so desperately sorry that our MH system let down your beautiful daughter.
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