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Surrender

A memoir of nature, nurture, and love
BuchKartoniert, Paperback
380 Seiten
Englisch
Grand Canyon Presserschienen am19.11.2020
Her young life changed in an instant. Now she shares her story with the child she gave away.Adopted at birth, Marylee's parents told her she was a "chosen child." She tried her hardest to make them proud, but her parents' divorce sent her into the comforting arms of a handsome Catholic boy.Convinced that he was her Romeo and she a modern-day Juliet, she surrendered to passion. Unfortunately, it was 1961. Pregnant girls were sent away, and their babies given up for adoption.Nature vs. nurture: Which plays a greater role in who we become? The family we were raised in, or the parents we never knew?In telling her adult son the story of his birth, can the narrator find compassion for her own wounded inner child?If you like truthful accounts laced with the passion of youth and the wisdom of age, read Marylee MacDonald's funny and poignant memoir about how we grow up, grow old, and learn to accept ourselves.mehr

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KlappentextHer young life changed in an instant. Now she shares her story with the child she gave away.Adopted at birth, Marylee's parents told her she was a "chosen child." She tried her hardest to make them proud, but her parents' divorce sent her into the comforting arms of a handsome Catholic boy.Convinced that he was her Romeo and she a modern-day Juliet, she surrendered to passion. Unfortunately, it was 1961. Pregnant girls were sent away, and their babies given up for adoption.Nature vs. nurture: Which plays a greater role in who we become? The family we were raised in, or the parents we never knew?In telling her adult son the story of his birth, can the narrator find compassion for her own wounded inner child?If you like truthful accounts laced with the passion of youth and the wisdom of age, read Marylee MacDonald's funny and poignant memoir about how we grow up, grow old, and learn to accept ourselves.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-951479-29-9
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2020
Erscheinungsdatum19.11.2020
Seiten380 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 152 mm, Höhe 229 mm, Dicke 22 mm
Gewicht616 g
Artikel-Nr.57335755

Autor

Marylee MacDonald has taught fiction writing and literary editing for the Piper Center for Arizona State University, and she has been Writer-in-Residence for the City of Mesa Public Library. Her books have won the Jeanne M. Leiby Chapbook Competition, been an INDIEFAB Finalist for FOREWORD REVIEWS, and earned a Gold Medal for Drama from Readers' Favorites.