WINNER OF SILVER AWARD FOR BEST MEMOIR 2016 READERS' FAVORITE
2016 BEVERLY HILLS BOOK AWARDS FINALIST FOR MEMOIR
2016 BEVERLY HILLS BOOK AWARDS FINALIST FOR MEMOIR
From beyond the grave, a cry for help she could not ignore. When Barbara Bracht's mother vanishes, she is left a confused child whose blue-collar father is intent upon erasing any memory of her mother. Forced to keep the secret of her mother's existence from her younger brother, Barbara struggles to keep from being crushed under the weight of family secrets as she comes of age and tries to educate herself, despite her father's stance against women's education.
This story of loss and resilience, told in a compelling voice, shows the power of literature--from Little Orphan Annie to Prince Valiant to the incomparable Nancy Drew--to offer hope where there is little.
Told with true literary sensibility, this captivating memoir asks us to consider what it is that parents owe their children, and how far a child need go to make things right for her family.
This story of loss and resilience, told in a compelling voice, shows the power of literature--from Little Orphan Annie to Prince Valiant to the incomparable Nancy Drew--to offer hope where there is little.
Told with true literary sensibility, this captivating memoir asks us to consider what it is that parents owe their children, and how far a child need go to make things right for her family.
