Nobody tells you what to do when your girlhood dreams bump into your womanhood dreams. In 1998 she wrote "Meyebela, My Bengali Girlhood", her biographical account from birth to adolescence. Many of Breillat's films explore the transition between girlhood and adulthood. Volume 1 deals with girlhood, puberty, and adolescence. The scenes are from her girlhood recollection of surroundings. She also has an increased number of the mysterious dreams she has had since girlhood. Their music often explores the themes of loneliness, guilt, and girlhood. A novella, "The Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines", appeared in 2002. Miss Matty begins to hope that her girlhood dream may come true after all. In Priscilla too I had the resolute and daring attributes typical of American girlhood. Recent novels with an adult audience have included reflections on girlhood experiences. Living in reduced circumstances, Faithfull's girlhood was marred by bouts of tuberculosis. She was known from girlhood as Nell. John Betjeman, the future poet laureate, described her as "the essence of English girlhood". The site where her girlhood home stood is on the property.