What makes Debra Gwartney's Live Through This special is its literary precision, its truly startling honesty, and, most of all, its ability to sift through pain and ashes and find--not bitterness--but humor and, always, love. I hope every parent in America reads this wonderful book--Tom Bissell, author of The Father of All Things With four young daughters and a miserably failed marriage, Debra Gwartney moves halfway across the country, to Eugene, Oregon, for a new job and what she hopes will be a new life for herself ...
Read More
What makes Debra Gwartney's Live Through This special is its literary precision, its truly startling honesty, and, most of all, its ability to sift through pain and ashes and find--not bitterness--but humor and, always, love. I hope every parent in America reads this wonderful book--Tom Bissell, author of The Father of All Things With four young daughters and a miserably failed marriage, Debra Gwartney moves halfway across the country, to Eugene, Oregon, for a new job and what she hopes will be a new life for herself and her daughters.The two oldest, Amanda, 14, and Stephanie, 13, have a symbiotic relationship so intense they barely know where one begins and the other leaves off.They come to blame their mother for their family's dislocation, and one day the two run off together--to the streets of their own city, then San Francisco, then utterly gone. Live Through This--as emotionally wrenching and ultimately redemptive as David Sheff 's Beautiful Boy--is the story of Gwartney's frantic effort to recover the beautiful, intelligent daughters she cherishes.The harrowing subculture of the American runaway, with its random violence, its horrendously dangerous street drugs, and its patchwork of hidden shelters--none of them interested in a parent's grief--is captured by Gwartney with brilliant intensity. Faced with the unraveling of the family she thought she could hold together through blind love, Gwartney begins the painful--and universal--journey of recognizing her own flawed motivations as a mother.The triumph of Gwartney's story is its sensitive rendering of how all three, over several years, have dug deep for forgiveness and a return to profound love.
Read Less
Add this copy of Live Through This: a Mother's Memoir of Runaway to cart. $1.77, very good condition, Sold by Jenson Books Inc rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Logan, UT, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Houghton Mifflin.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. A well-cared-for item that has seen limited use but remains in great condition. The item is complete, unmarked, and undamaged, but may show some limited signs of wear. Item works perfectly. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine is undamaged.
Add this copy of Live Through This: a Mother's Memoir of Runaway to cart. $1.78, good condition, Sold by Seattle Goodwill rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Houghton Mifflin.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
May have some shelf-wear due to normal use. Your purchase funds free job training and education in the greater Seattle area. Thank you for supporting Goodwill's nonprofit mission!
Add this copy of Live Through This: a Mother's Memoir of Runaway to cart. $3.20, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Houghton Mifflin.
Add this copy of Live Through This: a Mother's Memoir of Runaway to cart. $3.20, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Houghton Mifflin.
Add this copy of Live Through This: a Mother's Memoir of Runaway to cart. $3.20, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Houghton Mifflin.
Add this copy of Live Through This: a Mother's Memoir of Runaway to cart. $3.25, fair condition, Sold by Blue Vase Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Interlochen, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Mariner Books.
Add this copy of Live Through This: a Mother's Memoir of Runaway to cart. $6.17, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Diamond rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Mariner Books.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of Live Through This: A Mother's Memoir of Runaway to cart. $13.90, like new condition, Sold by GreatBookPrices rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Houghton Mifflin.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Add this copy of Live Through This: A Mother's Memoir of Runaway to cart. $13.98, new condition, Sold by GreatBookPrices rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Houghton Mifflin.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
My sister suggested this book and it did help in many ways. As a mother, who has a daughter lost out there to the new world of prescription drug addiction as well as many other things going on, it at least, made me feel I am not alone in wondering why?????
It is a good read for any mother who has spent many worried nights, many confused nights and prayed many prayers that their child comes home someday safe.
