How Do We Know When To Believe Autobiographies?
December 29, 2008 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Parenting
Autobiographical Fraud
The third in a recent flurry of autobiographies has been proven a contrived story, one that was praised on Oprah’s show, as well as by others. Berkley Books cancelled a Holocast love story, Angel in the Fence, due to come out in February, after they found out the story was not true as initially claimed.
This book follows two published books, A Million Little Pieces and Love and Consequences, which the authors eventually admitted were fabricated. A children’s book, Angel Girl, based on the supposed Holocaust love story, appeared in print earlier this year.
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