A Girl Called Bitch is a raw, gripping account of stolen childhood and decades-long journey toward recovery and self-acceptance. From the tender age of three, author Michelle MacLeod was groomed to steal, everything from food and toys to porch packages and household goods. Like a broken compass with no true north, MacLeod’s family relocated more than twenty times before she reached adulthood. Everything from the roof over their heads to the food on the table hung by a thread always on the verge of unraveling. With no firm footing or foundation of support, MacLeod was a vapor—an essence—that drifted from place to place, keeping her secrets in the shadows and letting self-hate consume her. Adulthood brought little reprieve, and MacLeod sank to rock bottom. She had a decision to make: drown in the past or fight her way to the surface and define a new future.