Loretta’s story began when she was a young girl who curtailed her studies after Primary 5 because of abject poverty. She faced many obstacles in her life, both financial and emotional. She had to cope with a very controlling and oppressive father, a bullying elder sister and uncaring elder brothers who even took advantage of her.
As a teenager, she had a fair number of suitors and attended parties as most of her peers did.
However, she unknowingly ended up with a husband whom she discovered could not provide for her and their children. In fact, she was constantly harassed by her husband’s creditors because of his free spending, irresponsible and carefree attitude.
Some flicker of interest and delight I can recall in her autobiography was the time she was elected a beauty queen (she was not even aware that she was in the midst of a beauty contest). At a Charity Gala Dance, Loretta won acclaim as an amateur choreographer for this social event.....
