Overview

Marcia Williams grew up neither wanted nor loved. Important life choices followed: leaving home at sixteen, college, career, first husband, and even that lover. At age fifty-six she must either lead the life her mother wanted or escape the dysfunction and light out on her own. What Williams discovers in the process, along with her own self-worth, helps her recognize her mother's passionate desire for legitimacy in a swirl of generational trauma. Departures charts the pain of parental decisions felt across decades, and how Williams chose life out of turmoil.

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""A leave-taking and a reckoning-a journey toward hope, healing, and the companionship of a heart as true as her own."" -Kim Barnes, Pulitzer Prize Finalist ""Williams writes with precision and elegance . . . a compelling story, well told. "" -Judy Blunt, author of Breaking Clean ""A wonderful mystery, as each human life is a mystery. Read it with wonder."" -Mark Metcalf, actor and author of Tim Tim Timmy ""Touched with wry humor and quiet grief."" -Deirdre McNamer, author of Aviary ""Lucid and fiercely honest . . . a provocative and thoroughly satisfying book. "" -David A. Cook, author of A History of Narrative Film

Author Information

Marcia E. Williams is the founder of Independence Trust Company and a past board chair of the Heifer Foundation. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Montana. She lives in Missoula, Montana, with her Labrador retriever.

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