An Indie Reader Discovery Award and National Indie Excellence Book Award Winner. A pregnant, nineteen-year-old Philadelphia Main Line debutante is confined, against her will, to a state mental hospital. She spends her pregnancy surrounded by the mentally challenged and the criminally insane. On April 19, 1964, she gives birth to a child, whom she is forced to give up for adoption. A loving middle-class couple adopts a month-old little girl from Catholic Charities. She is adored and cherished from the very beginning. It is as though she is dropped into the first chapter of a fairy tale-- but we all know how fairy tales go. This is the story of a mother and daughter. Of what it is to give up a child and what it is to be given up. Of what it is to be a family, and to never lose hope-- because anything is possible. In this award-winning memoir, Julie Mannix von Zerneck and Kathy Hatfield recount the stories of their lives. Written in two distinct and deeply expressive voices, their stories seamlessly meld together toward a breathtaking ending.
Secret Storms: A Mother and Daughter, Lost then Found
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Author: Julie Mannix Von Zerneck
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780985735807
Details:
Author: Julie Mannix Von Zerneck
Brand: Blue Blazer Productions, Inc.
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 346
Release Date: 22-03-2013
Part Number: black & white illustrations
Package Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780985735807
