Overview
"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."
Full Product Details
Author: Marylee MacDonald
Publisher: Grand Canyon Press
Imprint: Grand Canyon Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.553kg
ISBN: 9781951479299
ISBN 10: 1951479297
Pages: 380
Publication Date: 19 November 2020
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""A touching personal account of a journey to understanding and acceptance; informative and unsettling.""--KIRKUS REVIEWS"
A touching personal account of a journey to understanding and acceptance; informative and unsettling. --KIRKUS REVIEWS
"From Professional Reviewers ""A touching personal account of a journey to understanding and acceptance; informative and unsettling.""-Kirkus Review ""Proud and introspective, ...a gripping and defiant memoir about personal identity and motherhood.""-Clarion Review Surrender is a fine memoir that speaks to the very essence of our evolution as women in modern America. MacDonald adds a puzzle piece that illustrates both how far we've come and how far we still have to go.-Story Circle Network ""...should be in any family issues collection and on the reading list of anyone interested in the lasting impact of an adoption choice and process on everyone involved.""-Diane Donovan for Midwest Book Reviews ""...an extraordinary story.""-Jamie Michele for Readers' Favorites ""Although this is a work of nonfiction, I was thrilled that Marylee approached this book like she was writing a novel. This helped to make her story more intriguing and engaging for me. I often had to be reminded by the images in the book that I wasn't reading a novel.""-Jachike Samuelson for the Online Book Club ""...psychologically rich and emotionally moving.""-Ruffina Osario for Readers' Favorites From Other Authors ""Savor this book. Enjoy being in the hands of a generous and visionary writer.""-Eileen Favorite, author of The Heroines ""...brimming with emotional wisdom and eloquence.""-Melissa Pritchard, author of Palmerino"" ...a vivid and visceral story that explores the great distance between human hearts.""-Tara Ison, author of Reeling Through Life and Child Out of Alcatraz"
Author Information
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.
