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1 online resource (1 audio file (10hr., 01 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Kristi Koons. |
| Summary |
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. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Adoptees -- United States -- Biography.
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Unmarried mothers -- United States -- Biography.
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Autobiography -- Women authors.
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Adoption -- Psychological aspects.
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Birthparents -- United States -- Identification.
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Adopted children -- United States -- Identification.
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Nature and nurture.
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Dysfunctional families.
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Adult children of dysfunctional families.
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Mothers and daughters.
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Man-woman relationships.
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Interpersonal relations.
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Resilience (Personality trait)
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Self-actualization (Psychology)
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| Added Author |
Koons, Kristi.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781667904245 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1667904248 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT14373688 |
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