She is abandoned by her parents to be raised along with her brother by relatives, only to have her mother and father each drift back into her life later on. She details the hardships faced including racism, sexual molestation, poverty and ignorance. Her reunion with her mother in St Louis disrupts her young life with tragic results as she is molested by a family friend. Eventually she winds up in San Francisco and at one point runs away and lives on the street and in cars. She perserveres to complete high school and work toward a productive
She is abandoned by her parents to be raised along with her brother by relatives, only to have her mother and father each drift back into her life later on. She details the hardships faced including racism, sexual molestation, poverty and ignorance. Her reunion with her mother in St Louis disrupts her young life with tragic results as she is molested by a family friend. Eventually she winds up in San Francisco and at one point runs away and lives on the street and in cars. She perserveres to complete high school and work toward a productive