fɹʌm ɐn ˈɜːli ˈeɪdʒ, ʃiː dˈɛdᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd hɜːsˈɛlf tə ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ nˌɑːtwɪðstˈændɪŋ ɐ tʃˈaɪldhʊd ˈaɪ ˈɪndʒɚɹi ðæt fˈoːɹst hɜː tə lˈiːv skˈuːl, ænd ɐɡˈɛnst mˈɛdɪkəl ɐdvˈaɪs fɚbˈɪdɪŋ hɜː tə ɹˈiːd.
From an early age, she dedicated herself to writing – notwithstanding a childhood eye injury that forced her to leave school, and against medical advice forbidding her to read.