Wednesday, January 23, 2008

The Rose Garden: A Daughter's Story



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The Rose Garden is a moving first-hand account of the scars left by childhood sexual abuse on the life of a successful, female attorney. Despite strong subject matter, the physical, psychological, and spiritual aspects of sexual abuse are sensitively addressed. An autobiography and family memoir, The Rose Garden spans four generations. Through the prism of her family circle, author Anna Waldherr examines the question of suffering, the bonds of family, and the nature... More >>

The Rose Garden: A Daughter's Story

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Rising From the Holocaust: The Life of Fanny Goose



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Fanie Stenbock is a young, irrepressible teenage girl, growing up in a small Jewish town in Poland, when the Nazis take over and make everyone’s life unbearable. By degrees, the community unravels until it is totally destroyed.
Only by an endless string of miracles does Fanie survive. She is determined that she will live as a witness to tell all she has seen. No matter how horrible the devastation, including the loss of her family and friends and entire com... More >>

Rising From the Holocaust: The Life of Fanny Goose

Monday, January 14, 2008

A Raising Up: Memories of a North Carolina Childhood



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This clear-eyed, poignant tale of a young, spirited boy growing up on a North Carolina tobacco farm during the Great Depression and World War II is based on the author's childhood recollections. R.C. is an extraordinary character, a boy who dreams of flying planes and seeing the world, despite the fact that his day-to-day existence is dictated by the realities of extreme poverty. Readers will warm to his charm, laugh at his misadventures, and marvel at his d... More >>

A Raising Up: Memories of a North Carolina Childhood