Seven Years of Sorrow:
A Poetic Memoir of a Teenaged Girl
By Maria Lega
A poetic memoir, containing disturbing thoughts of a girl, who lost her way. Abandoned at birth, destroyed by love, and the loss of principles, these poems dissect her point of view, at the time her life drastically changed.
About the Author:
Maria Lega was born in North Miami Beach, FL. At three months old, she was adopted by an Italian-American mother and Colombian-American father; they raised her in Lauderhill, Florida. Growing up, Maria had to learn to accept her awkwardness and become her own person. Through all the rebellion and hard times, Maria was able to complete her first collection of poems, Seven Years of Sorrow. Maria is currently a student at Southern New Hampshire University studying English literature while juggling her responsibilities as her mother's caretaker and taking care of her eight-year-old son. She is currently working on two more projects which are set to be published this year.
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