Look Again: Pictures For Language Development & Lifeskills (Multilingual Edition)

Plot

On her eleventh birthday, Annetteâe(tm)s parents gave her a cowgirl suit.She loved it: she put it on immediately, and set off for her favouriteplayground, in a nearby park. Some time later she returned home,her flesh scraped and bruised, her brand new suit now dirty andtorn. Annette didnâe(tm)t answer when her parents asked her what hadhappened. She didnâe(tm)t know what to say, so she kept quiet. Shewould keep quiet for a long time after that day âe¦This powerful autobiography tells the sad story of a life stunted inchildhood. Traumatised by a brutal assault, Annette retreats intoherself. Many years pass before she seeks help: a friend recommendsa âe~personal development organisationâe(tm). Before she knows it, she hasfallen into the clutching hands of a cult called Kenja. Forsaking herchildren, her home, her job and her finances, she devotes herselfwith a convertâe(tm)s zeal to Kenjaâe(tm)s activities, doing menial jobs to raisemoney for its leaders, spending all of her lifeâe(tm)s savings on its âe~coursesâe(tm),and recruiting members of the public to join its ranks.Over time, Annette realises that, for all she has given to Kenja, shehas not improved, and is instead completely dependent on the groupfor her self-esteem. She wants to get out but finds herself unable to:she canâe(tm)t stop being the prey. When she eventually does act âe" havingsuffered further assaults, and witnessed others âe" she is devastated,forsaken and despised by the only community she has ever belongedto. Determined to bring Kenjaâe(tm)s leader to justice âe" and, in the process,find some redemption and perhaps even peace for herself âe" Annetteembarks on a legal odyssey. The Good Little Girl is Annetteâe(tm)s storyabout a traumatic beginning and journey to a triumphant ending.