The Secret Life of a Schoolgirl Author:Rosemary Kingsland Rosemary Kingland's memoir is extraordinary - a rare jewel. Born in India in the dying days of the British Raj, she was raised in an atmosphere of privilege. But when she was still a child, her family was forced to return to England, where their fortunes took a decided turn for the worse. Strapped for cash, hobbled by her father's drinking and... more » womanizing, the family moved to Cornwall, living in a falling down house; miserable and isolated. The soon relocated to grim, post-war London, where the simmering tension between Rosemary's parents erupted into outright warfare. It was not a happy childhood. But one day, Rosemary's life changed forever. Sitting in a pub, alone waiting for her father, she met the dashingly handsome Welsh actor who was the toast of London. She was 13 - Richard Burton was 29. The Secret Life of a Schoolgirl i a dramatic, romantic coming-of-age story about the power of first love and sexual awakening, made all the more remarkable by luminous writing. This is a book that will stay in your mind longg after you finish reading it.« less