Overview
Some seemingly preordained lives end up elsewhere entirely when a person manages to break the mold. Mary's mold was broken from the outside. When the unthinkable happened in her traditional southern family, Mary's quiet childhood was transformed into a journey of discovery amidst the world around her and of all the potential that lay within her. Soon after her father, a beloved preacher in her close-knit Tennessee community, came out as a gay man at the height of the AIDS epidemic, Mary's mother, feeling betrayed and unable to deal with this new reality, embarked Mary and her siblings on a years-long cross-country odyssey-which would eventually land them in California-through New York, Nevada, and many other places. Mary, a sweet, innocent, and precocious child at the beginning of this adventure, had little idea of the transformation she was about to undergo. She would emerge stronger, wiser, and much better prepared for all that awaited her in life, from those travels through aqua, green, and blue...
Full Product Details
Author: Mary E Gregory
Publisher: Urban Honesty Press
Imprint: Urban Honesty Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.640kg
ISBN: 9781735411606
ISBN 10: 1735411604
Pages: 438
Publication Date: 16 August 2020
Recommended Age: From 15 to 18 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A gut-wrenching and inspiring story that is very often beautiful. - Stan Wlodkowski, Executive Producer of Eat, Pray, Love and Co-Producer of American Beauty. Mary's book is authentic and inspiring and you'll finish it with a sense of hope. - Hal Elrod, international keynote speaker and best-selling author of The Miracle Morning and The Miracle Equation.
"""Gregory's strong narrative voice is enhanced by strong dialogue and a facility for capturing striking sights, smells, tastes, and sounds of her past. Her sincerity, realism, and determination will inspire readers of all backgrounds."" - Booklife by Publisher's Weekly ""Mary's memoir touched me deeply, and I couldn't put it down. She writes with such honesty and clarity. I put her memoir on par with Educated by Tara Westover."" - Kayleigh O'Keefe, CEO of Soul Excellence Ventures and bestselling author of Awakening: Meet the Women Birthing a New Earth and Leading Through the Pandemic: Unconventional Wisdom from Heartfelt Leaders ""A gut-wrenching and inspiring story that is very often beautiful."" - Stan Wlodkowski, Executive Producer of Eat, Pray, Love and Co-Producer of American Beauty ""Mary's book is authentic and inspiring and you'll finish it with a sense of hope."" - Hal Elrod, international keynote speaker and best-selling author of The Miracle Morning and The Miracle Equation. ""Thoughtful, poignant, and down to earth. Mary's book has a great opening line, 'I came into this world half-baked.' This memoir is anything but half-baked. It is the perfect combination of personal memories, events (traumatic and enlightening), and insights with which many readers will identify."" - Gabriel Constans, Ph.D., published author and screenwriter of The Last Conception."
Author Information
Mary E. Gregory is an American author, poet, and mental health advocate. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and is the youngest of three. She is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) and a senior leader at a Fortune 500 entertainment company in Los Angeles.
