The Apprentice's Masterpiece by Melanie Little

Gutsy and honest, these true stories invite readers behind secret doors as they celebrate the power of words to connect to the teen experience.The Strong Finish books portfolio includes 65 best-sellers, 132 award-winners, and many titles adapted for theatre, film, and television.

Another daughter charts her own reckless behavior against that of her father's, in search of a way to break the cycle. One girl watches as the father she loves and respects struggles on the picket lines during a lockout at work and through an ensuing depression. Another father's abandonment leads his teen daughter to enter a string of doomed relationships with older men, fuelled by her 'pilot light of pure hatred.' Another reveals the harrowing secret she guarded as a teen: the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her father. One girl recalls the parade of men in her mother's life until a man named Al unexpectedly becomes the father she never had. These deeply personal narratives draw readers into raw, real-life experiences. Passionate, compelling essays reveal how daughters see their fathers.Įditor Melanie Little brings together seven outstanding women - including Susan Olding, Jessica Raya and Saleema Nawaz - to write brilliant, powerful accounts of father-daughter relationships during their teen years. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice.

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The Apprentice's Masterpiece by Melanie Little