Review of The Little Girl Who Laughs, Cries
Posted: 18 Apr 2022, 11:57
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Little Girl Who Laughs, Cries" by Elena Elison.]
The Little Girl Who Laughs, Cries: The Secret Life of an Abused Child: The Emotions and the Memories Remain by Elena Elison is the true story of Mareva, a 78-year-old woman. She remembers her childhood years of physical, verbal, and sexual abuse by her mother and an uncle and wonders how she survived. The horrible names her mother called her, and the beatings are vivid in her mind. Mareva dreaded her birthdays because she knew her mother would find a reason to beat her the same number of times as her age. She only felt safe with her father, John, who dearly loved her. She never told anyone about her secret childhood until one day when she realized that she could help others by telling her story. Why didn't John protect her? Why didn't Mareva seek help as a child? Does Mareva ever feel a mother's love? Can she forgive her mother?
Although these are random memories of a 78-year-old woman and are not in chronological order, Elena Elison does a fantastic job keeping the plot flowing smoothly by always giving Mareva's age when revealing a memory. The character development is excellent, and I could see Mareva's mother's rage and anger towards her daughter, and I could feel Mareva's shame, pain, and fear. The emotional trauma of abuse is carried throughout a child's life unless they can find a way to overcome it. In this book, Elena Elison tells her story of abuse and its effect on her life. She held nothing back and helped me understand this sad aspect of our society.
This short book has no negative flaws, and it is a quick read because it is very well written and exceptionally well edited. I found no grammatical or typographical errors in the book.
I am happy to give this book 4 out of 4 stars. There is absolutely no reason to give this book a lower rating.
I recommend this book to readers interested in child abuse and its effect on children for the rest of their lives. This book is dark and may prove to be a trigger for readers who have been abused. There is a small amount of religious content where Mareva is forced to go to confession to confess a sin that the Priest confirms she did not commit, and it mentions Bible stories and faith. The sexual abuse is described. If you find either of these aspects offensive, you may want to avoid his book.
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The Little Girl Who Laughs, Cries
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The Little Girl Who Laughs, Cries: The Secret Life of an Abused Child: The Emotions and the Memories Remain by Elena Elison is the true story of Mareva, a 78-year-old woman. She remembers her childhood years of physical, verbal, and sexual abuse by her mother and an uncle and wonders how she survived. The horrible names her mother called her, and the beatings are vivid in her mind. Mareva dreaded her birthdays because she knew her mother would find a reason to beat her the same number of times as her age. She only felt safe with her father, John, who dearly loved her. She never told anyone about her secret childhood until one day when she realized that she could help others by telling her story. Why didn't John protect her? Why didn't Mareva seek help as a child? Does Mareva ever feel a mother's love? Can she forgive her mother?
Although these are random memories of a 78-year-old woman and are not in chronological order, Elena Elison does a fantastic job keeping the plot flowing smoothly by always giving Mareva's age when revealing a memory. The character development is excellent, and I could see Mareva's mother's rage and anger towards her daughter, and I could feel Mareva's shame, pain, and fear. The emotional trauma of abuse is carried throughout a child's life unless they can find a way to overcome it. In this book, Elena Elison tells her story of abuse and its effect on her life. She held nothing back and helped me understand this sad aspect of our society.
This short book has no negative flaws, and it is a quick read because it is very well written and exceptionally well edited. I found no grammatical or typographical errors in the book.
I am happy to give this book 4 out of 4 stars. There is absolutely no reason to give this book a lower rating.
I recommend this book to readers interested in child abuse and its effect on children for the rest of their lives. This book is dark and may prove to be a trigger for readers who have been abused. There is a small amount of religious content where Mareva is forced to go to confession to confess a sin that the Priest confirms she did not commit, and it mentions Bible stories and faith. The sexual abuse is described. If you find either of these aspects offensive, you may want to avoid his book.
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The Little Girl Who Laughs, Cries
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It's good to know that inspite of the abuse and traumatic experience, she lived to tell her story; that matters more. Its really pitiful the kind of trauma humans go through, especially in silence 
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