How does one cope with the complexities of unwarranted guilt? That is a crucial question that Debbie Chein Morris is striving to answer in her poignant memoir, We Used to […]
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The Illusion of the Perfect Profession
What an appropriate title for this book! This is a journal of the time before, during, and after Betsy Gall’s husband takes his own life. She discusses the stresses of being […]
Read MoreNobody’s Daughter: A Memoir of Healing the Mother Wound
How far should a daughter go to fix a fraught relationship with her mother? That’s the question posed on the back cover of Rica Ramos’s memoir, Nobody’s Daughter. Ramos chronicles […]
Read MoreFrom Junkie to Judge
Early abandonment, physical and verbal abuse, neglect, and chaos take a toll on Mary Beth O’Connor beginning at a very early age. With a mother who disconnects emotionally from her […]
Read MoreWhispers from the Valley of the Yak: A Memoir of Coming Full Circle
A plane touches tarmac in Chengdu, China, in 1980 as the memoir Whispers from the Valley of the Yak opens. The author has returned to her birthplace with her parents, […]
Read MoreEggs In Purgatory
Eggs In Purgatory is a memoir that starts with a suicide attempt by Genanne Walsh’s 89-year-old father, who is living in her home. He did not have a terminal illness […]
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