Ugly by Constance Briscoe2006

Olympic value highlighted:

Throughout her childhood, Constance is emotionally and

verbally abused by her mother.

If only I could stop wetting the bed just for a week. No

beatings, no pain. My mother might even like me for a week. It wasn’t too much to ask … I would just like to be normal,

normal for seven days.

Story Summary

When Constance is 13, her mother moves out of the house, leaving her to fend for herself without electricity or

food.

Constance takes two jobs to pay the rent her mum charges her, while studying, with a far-fetched aim of becoming a

barrister.

Story Summary

Story SummaryConstance’s mother tears up her

university application forms, but she manages to enrol herself into

Newcastle’s law course.

She started to tear it up into small pieces.

“Only clever people go to university,” she said…

Story Summary

Constance graduates with Honours as a Bachelor of Law.

“I’m off to university… I will never

ever speak to you again… I have

nothing to thank you for,

Mummy.,. All I ever wanted was a

mum who loved me…”

This book is great because…

It tells of the torment Constance receives, and

how she rises above the abuse to strive for excellence and reach her goals,

even though nobody believes she will succeed in life.

This book is great because…

It teaches us to persevere through our own problems,

to dare to believe in our dreams and reach for excellence.

Enjoy!

Done by: Karen Ho, Anglo-Chinese Junior College