Vanessa Neo Mathope Is An Author Who Finds Inspiration From Real Life Events. Orphaned With Living Parents Is A Biography Where Vanessa Narrates Her Upbringing. She Was Raised By Her Pate al Grandmother Because Her Biological Mother Was Stuck In An Abusive Marriage. The Grandmother Took Vanessa Who Refers To Herself As Neo In The Book From Her Mother When She Was Just Three Months Old. After The Grandmother`s Passing Vanessa Writes A Book Called Orphaned With Living Parents As A Way Of Coping With Her Death.