![]() ![]() ![]() Even when Noreen makes mistake after mistake, Lynda, Dolores and Del still strive to teach her and help her grow. Her story of Noreen, a girl in flux, flows beautifully and the town she ends up in features complicated characters experiencing their own struggles yet still willing to reach out. Review: True Confessions of a Heartless Girl by Martha Brooks is a favourite of mine, and today as I read it again for what had to be at least my fourth time, I tried to pin down why exactly that is. ![]() Meeting and falling in love with Wesley changes things for a little bit, but at the first misunderstanding Noreen takes off, ending up in Pembina Lake among people who just might be able to help her start over and stop sabotaging herself by being more mindful. But as the years pass and when Gladys moves out to get married, Noreen starts down a path of self-destruction. With a mother who is Amazing in name only and a step-father who is abusive, the best part of their marriage comes in the form of Gladys, Noreen’s step-sister. Summary: Seventeen year-old Noreen hasn’t had an easy life. ![]()
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