A life of Understanding captures the ups and downs, the complications, the relationships and friendships viewed from the mind of a young girl maturing into a woman.

As you will read, the poems & short stories vary greatly in length, style and character. You can note the year they were written as they are a conglomeration of Anne-Marie`s feelings and her interpretations based on those years. It will give you an impressions of her young life, her deepest beliefs, thoughts of what she experienced and who she has strived to become today.