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The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir by Rowell, Victoria

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“Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ...
Binding
Hardcover
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
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ISBN
9780061246593
Book Title
Women Who Raised Me : a Memoir
Item Length
9in
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication Year
2007
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.2in
Author
Victoria Rowell
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Topic
Women, Personal Memoirs, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
21.3 Oz
Number of Pages
352 Pages

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The story of a remarkable woman's rise out of the foster-care system to attain the American dream--and of the unlikely series of women who lifted her up in marvelous and distinctive ways Born as a ward of the state of Maine--the child of an unmarried Yankee blueblood mother and an unknown black father--Victoria Rowell beat the odds. Unlike so many other children who fall through the cracks of our overburdened foster-care system, her experience was nothing short of miraculous, thanks to several extraordinary women who stepped forward to love, nurture, guide, teach, and challenge her to become the accomplished actress, philanthropist, and mother that she is today. Rowell spent her first weeks of life as a boarder infant before being placed with a Caucasian foster family. Although her stay lasted for only two years, at this critical stage Rowell was given a foundation of love by the first of what would be an amazing array of women, each of whom presented herself for different purposes at every dramatic turn of Rowell's life. In this deeply touching memoir, Rowell pays tribute to her personal champions: the mothers, grandmothers, aunts, mentors, teachers, and sisters who each have fascinating stories to tell. Among them are Agatha Armstead, Rowell's longest-term foster mother, a black Bostonian on whose rural Maine farm Rowell's fire to reach for greatness was lit; Esther Brooks, a Paris-trained prima ballerina, Rowell's first mentor at the Cambridge School of Ballet; Rosa Turner, a Boston inner-city fosterer who taught Rowell lessons of independence; Sylvia Silverman, a mother and teacher whose home in a well-kept middle-class suburban neighborhood prepared Rowell for her transition out of foster care and into New York City's wild worlds of ballet and acting and adulthood. In spite of support from individuals and agencies, Rowell nonetheless carried the burden of loneliness and anxiety, common to most foster children, particularly those "orphans of the living" who are never adopted. Heroically overcoming those obstacles, Rowell also reaches a moment when she can embrace her biological mother, Dorothy, and, most important, accept herself. Ultimately, The Women Who Raised Me is a story that belongs to each of us as it shines a glowing light on the transformational power of mentoring, love, art, and womanhood.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
006124659x
ISBN-13
9780061246593
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features

Book Title
Women Who Raised Me : a Memoir
Author
Victoria Rowell
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Women, Personal Memoirs, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Number of Pages
352 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
21.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Pn2287.R774a3 2007
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2007-296887
Dewey Decimal
791.4502/8092 B
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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  • by HOVIv9ghSni@Deleted
    03 May, 2008

    In need of good book.

    I needed something good to read. With all the crab on tv. it was just nice to get back to reading. I like that it was easy to read and enjoyed just sitting back and relaxing with a good book. The author ideas, concepts and decriptions where great. I just needed a way to relax my mind, instead of watching tired tv.

  • by cynthia_shirazi
    24 Mar, 2008

    The Women Who Raised Me

    This book appealed to me in several ways. This is a woman that thrived and became a sucessful, productive, articulate woman, although raised in the foster care system. Her story tells of the remarkable women that gave their lives to the children. It also gave insight into the life of her birth mother, too ill to care for herself, let alone the large sibling group, yet attempted to have input into the care on behalf of the children she truely loved. Having worked closely with Child Protective Services professionally, and caring for the children that suffer varied degrees of abuse or neglect, I saw this book as hope for these broken children. I would recommend this book to anyone that works in this area, wants to foster a child, or explore the impact of nuturing in early childhood.

  • by JTWdfphQRqi@Deleted
    09 Mar, 2008

    Great author!!!!

    I haven't read this book yet, but I grew up with Victoria Rowell in foster care and she was a great person then, so I know that her writting will be just as insightful as she is. I look forward to getting to read this book!! I can only imaging that it is going to be a great story.

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