Perfectly Secret : The Hidden Lives of Seven Teen Girls

These moving, honest, and deeply personal accounts present an unforgettable profile of the inner lives teen girls keep hidden from the world. Nan Germaine remembers the loneliness of enduring her parents' secret confessions: her mother's unhappiness and her father's infidelity. For Anita Rau Badami, a mad aunt was her hidden shame. Meanwhile, an alcoholic father meant Lorna Crozier could never invite her friends home. When her best friend shared her intention to kill herself, Susan Musgrave had to choose between loyalty and her friend's survival. Heartfelt, touching, sometimes gritty, these essays capture the poignancy and universality of the secret lives of adolescent girls. They remind us, too, that things aren't always as they appear. Book jacket.