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 A Millionaire Businesswoman Talks about her family.My mother, Gilda Perella, came to Britain from a village in Italy when she was fifteen to be a nanny. She still lives in the terraced house in Littlehampton. Sussex, where I was born in 1942. It is called Anna after her village and has bright red window frames. It was always understood that when she reached England, she would marry a boy from her home village called Donny. My mother made us, my two sisters, my brother and me, understand that love and work are the only important things in life. She also made me feel special, which gave me great confidence. She loved my sisters, but they were no trouble to her. WhereasI was maddeningbut entertaining. As a teenager, she allowed me extraordinary freedom. But because she trustedme, I developed a strong sense of responsibility.

Nanny /noun/ :   girl who looks after small children in a family

Terraced house /noun/ :   houses built all in a similar style and joined in a row

Confidence/noun/ :   feeling sure

Whereas /verb/:    if you compare this with the fact that

  Maddening /adverb/:    exasperating, annoying

Entertaining /adjective/ :   amusing

Teenager /noun/ :   young person aged between 13 and 19