Original sentence: During that time, she kept a diary which was later published as Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid (1989).Her family life was unhappy, however, as was her school life.In 1985, at age 14, she left home and began moving from house to house, shelter to shelter and sometimes even on the streets of Vancouver.In it, she describes Larry, a law professor, married men and other paedophiles; the anarchists to whom she originally fled; a couple from Boston who smuggled her into the United States; the effects of varous drugs such as Methadone, LSD, Mandrax, Quaaludes, valium, Davron, speed, Rivotrils; and details of psychiatrist sessions and child support services in British Columbia.The film The Diary of Evelyn Lau (1993) was based on this memoir of life on the streets; it starred Korean-Canadian actress Sandra Oh
Edited sentence: Cross-cultural communication.During that time, she kept a diary which was later published as Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid in 1989.However, from the description of her mother's borderline behavior, it is not hard to see that her life was a hell where self-reflection was not tolerated.In 1984, at age 14, she left home and began moving from house to house, shelter to shelter and sometimes even on the streets of Vancouver.In it, she describes Larry, the law professor, married men and other paedophiles; the anarchists whom she originally fled to; the couple from Boston who smuggled her into the United States; the effects of varous drugs such as Methadone, LSD, Mandrax, Quaaludes, valium, Davron, speed, Rivotrils; and details of psychiatrist sessions and child support services in British Columbia.Rebecca Godfrey also from British Columbia who writes realistically on troubled teens.The 1993 film The Diary of Evelyn Lau (1993) was based on this memoir of life on the streets; it starred Korean-Canadian actress Sandra Oh