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This Childhood of Mine

A Memoir of My Last Summer with My Mentally Ill Mother and Alcoholic Father

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This Childhood of Mine

By: Laura Meer Barkley
Narrated by: Laura Meer Barkley
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A chilling true story of a ten-year-old girl struggling to survive in a dysfunctional family in Russia.

The sweet-natured Laura Meer dreams of a superhero and spends days trying to provide for herself while being half-neglected by her parents, who couldn’t take good care even of themselves. Her father constantly tries to kill her mother, and the police refuse to help.

Developing faith in God is Laura’s only strength. But will she be able to protect her mother?

Hauntingly beautiful, This Childhood of Mine is more than a tale of survival, resilience, and unconditional love—it’s a testament to the human spirit’s capacity to heal. The memoir will resonate with anyone who has experienced adversity, reminding listeners that even in the darkest of times, there’s hope.

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This is a really sad and raw account of Laura’s life at the age of ten. It’s very traumatic. She lived with her mother and father, until she didn’t. Her mother had mental illness, and her father was an alcoholic. Home was not a happy place for Laura. Away from home she was bullied. Thankfully she realised she would never be alone, even without her parents, as she had God. Laura narrates the audio herself, it’s full of emotion.

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