![]() ![]() Real life is necessarily messy and disjointed, and I suppose it's difficult to know what, of an incomplete understanding, to explore in public.Īfter a young sibling's death, her mother joined the Jehovah's Witnesses, so that the family stuck out ever after as 'different'. I never quite worked out how and when Angie made the transition from a fearful early relationship with her father to a more equal adult one, or the real significance of his eventual disappearance. In her terraced back-to-back, her father's belt still ruled supreme. She was born in Grimsby when it was still a raw Northern fishing port. Then I realised that the story was ghost written, which explains the lack of authentic voice fairly neatly. ![]() At first I felt that Angie Beasley deserved a lot more editorial help in developing her manuscript. ![]() Sadly I'm afraid that this book fell rather short on these attractions. Best of all, I enjoy an ordinary person telling an authentic emotional tale, whatever their circumstances or personal history. I expected a tabloid expose of the beauty queen industry, or a spirited defence against feminist ethical attacks of the past few years from one of its successful 'victims'. Summary: Life story of gutsy Angie Beasley who has climbed to the top of beauty pageant management, despite a humble start. ![]()
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