Their view was I was the cause of all the problems in our family’

Reading was an escape from a terrible childhood for Auckland City Missioner Diane Robertson.

She was incredibly resilient, she was quite happy being completely individual, and quite visible" – Diane Robertson speaks with enthusiasm, approval and even affection of Lisbeth Salander, the central character in Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Salander endures terrible cruelty and violence before getting her revenge; Robertson's childhood was also characterised by violence and cruelty. In her adult life she exemplifies the expression that living well is the best revenge, including being made a Dame in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Robertson is Auckland ...

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