
It took until she was in her 60s, but finally, she says, she is living happily ever after. was written for you with the fervent wish that you will persist in trying to do your best in the face of hopelessness to have faith in the end your spirit will prevail to transcend your abuse and transform it into a source of courage, creativity and compassion.” In the forward, Yen Mah writes to the children she most wants to reach: “In spite of what your abusers would have you believe, please be convinced that each of you has within you something precious and unique. They were the ones who prompted Yen Mah to write her memoir again, this time for young readers. Many of her letters came from children who were neglected, unwanted or abused. “I realized there is a need out there for little girls to know that there are others who suffer like them,” she says.
