Live Through This: A Mother's Memoir of Runaway Daughters and Reclaimed Love, (Paperback)

from realbigcat

I have been interested in poetry for quite some time so when I seen a memoir on a poet with such distinction as DOnald Hall I new I must read it. What I found most interesting is Hall's dedication to the art of poetry from an early age into a life long following. Not many people are fortunate to ...

from maryreinert

This story is about a German family in New Germany, Minnesota at the turn of the century. Wilhelm Richter marries a recent German immigrant, Magadelena who unbeknownst to him is carrying a child from a Jewish lover in Germany. Magadelena's sister, Frieda, marries a man who publishes the German ne...

from Micalhut

Good advice, but all of it already thought of by this intensely unsure mom. . . and it sadly is mostly in thought form, or questions rather than answers. Good questions though, that all American parents should be asking themselves. My favorte chapter is the first, so even if you don't have the ti...

from justablondemoment

This book brought me to tears. As a mother I was moved by the honesty of the author, as it's very hard to admit things publicly about your children and yourself that will be viewed negatively. We all want perfect children...be perfect mothers...have the perfect home... But that can never happen a...

from EmreSevinc

The book gave me enough food for thought on the topic of morality and children. I've just become a father and I also happen to see many kids from various ages in my extended family. My thoughts and feelings after observing the younger ones and teens, how they react to their peers, elders and to t...