“Che bella bambina, what a pretty little girl,” they all said. And inevitably, they added, “Che peccato! What a shame!” There was such sorrow in their voices, such an anguished look on their faces… I ...

Nadina LaSpina, who contracted polio as a baby, talked about her book, [Such a Pretty Girl: A Story of Struggle, Empowerment, and Disability Pride], on growing up with a disability and becoming a ...

BUY THIS BOOK. Such a Pretty Girl Tess Diamond. Avon, $7.99 trade paper (384p) ISBN 978-0-06-265582-0. In Diamond’s captivating romantic thriller, an FBI profiler discovers a very personal ...

A woman has revealed how she wants to name her daughter after an STD - and says the medical community should rename the disease so parents can start using it for their children ...

For this program, we bring back long-time disability activist, Nadina LaSpina, to talk more about her memoir, Such a Pretty Girl: a Story of Struggle, Empowerment, and Disability Pride. LaSpina has ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Lisa Schwarzbaum MISS ALUMINUM By Susanna Moore Susanna Moore told us crucial pieces of her ...

The New Yorker, June 24, 1939 P. 17. Tells about Barbs and Sylvia, two young married woman who leave their babies with a girl, and hitch hike to New York. When they get there, Barbs hasn't enough ...

At 14, I am startlingly thin. My once “pretty face” is now gaunt and tired looking. It’s no wonder no one recognizes or remembers me. I am a shadow of my former self.

When an 11-year-old boy sneaked his first kiss under a British railway bridge in 1965, he most likely never expected it to be front-page news 40 years later. But then he did choose British Prime ...

She's such a pretty girl. What a beautiful girl you are! The next time you are with your daughter or meet someone's daughter or a young female child, note how long it takes for someone to comment ...

This was a radical statement, given the surrounds, though undermined somewhat by an inane voice-over presenter who a few seconds earlier had described Nash as "such a pretty girl".