She’s overcome tragedy — and written some great books

See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Tom AllonBrooklyn DailyI’ve always admired people who can take the pain and suffering from their lives and turn it into a compelling memoir or novel. The most famous of these was the best-seller by Frank McCourt, “Angela’s Ashes,” which told the harrowing tale of growing up dirt poor in Ireland and being raised by a beleaguered mother of four and an alcoholic father who would drink most of his paycheck each week.McCourt’s tale