Sentences with phrase «tragedy as a small child»

She had known tragedy as a small child and then again as a young woman, but she was determined to forge a life for herself and her children.

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Which brings me to the heart of the film, a big family meal, served up gradually, scene by scene, as each of the characters interact in smaller portions — sisters and daughters, mothers and children, in - laws and insignificant others — gathered around a bottomless well of tragedy: breakdowns, blow ups, betrayals and a funeral.

And I think the tragedy lies with those families who don't know where to go, and particularly for their children, so it can affect small children as well in a big way.»