Astrid

In the end, the reader is forced to swallow the idea that this abuse did not permanently harm Astrid, but only made her stronger.

There is no doubt that Astrid is a very likable and precocious girl.

Astrid: My mother was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. She was also the most dangerous.

Astrid: You look at me, and you don't like what you see. But this is the price, Mother - the price of belonging to you.

Astrid: No you didnt. You raised me to think like you.

The threesome remained close, even sending out holiday cards signed, "Warren, Susan and Astrid. "

First, as stated before, the reader does not really understand the narrator, Astrid.

Before her death, Susan introduced him to Astrid Menks, a waitress.

Through all this, Astrid attempts to figure out who she is and where she came from.

The fairy tale by Astrid Lindgren's works are represented with carnival colors of modern society.

Astrid: Beauty was my mothers law, her religion.

The novel opens when Astrid is twelve.

Astrid must learn how to survive in this new environment, according to the laws set in each home.

Astrid: Then let me go

(Additional reporting by Astrid Wendtland in Paris; Editing by Kevin Liffey)