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Ladataan... Everything You Ever Wanted: A MemoirTekijä: Jillian Lauren
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. This was quite a moving memoir about the author's international adoption process. It made it more interesting her husband is in a well-known band and that I was interested in her life after reading her first memoir, Some Girls. I enjoyed reading this book and I hope she continues to write. ( ) Tämä arvostelu kirjoitettiin LibraryThingin Varhaisia arvostelijoita varten. I enjoyed this book, felt it was honest and heartfelt. I will have to go back and read her first book. Safe to say the reviews are spot on.Tämä arvostelu kirjoitettiin LibraryThingin Varhaisia arvostelijoita varten. I knew only a little about Jillian Lauren's first memoir, Some Girls, when I picked up Everything You Ever Wanted for Early Reviewers, so I was coming to the latter fairly fresh.My favorite part was the way Lauren uses language. It's raw and immediate, precise and forceful without being overpowering. She has a way of shaping words to impart what she wants to say -- something all authors must, to some extent, be able to do, but in Lauren's case, she does so in a way I've never quite come across before. She does not shy away from the tough parts of her experience, but she also doesn't paint them in exaggeratedly lurid dramatics just to amp up the story. The whole memoir felt honest, real, candid. Overall, a well written, well balanced reminiscence well worth reading. Tämä arvostelu kirjoitettiin LibraryThingin Varhaisia arvostelijoita varten. A year ago I probably would have read Jillian's memoir and only taken away how much it must suck to be her, but after working for Head Start and having families dealing with very similar struggles, it really struck home. I have found myself and other teachers using some of the techniques Jillian talks about when trying to calm a brilliant child with SPD who's on a rampage, but I also learned new things to try, too. In fact, I actually got a copy to give to a parent of a child who reminded me exactly of T (behavioural wise) in the hope that it not only gives her some suggestions but also some hope. Tämä arvostelu kirjoitettiin LibraryThingin Varhaisia arvostelijoita varten. I had never heard of this author nor this book but loved reading her journey of adoption and creating a family in a non-traditional way. She also shared concerns of what raising children is like that I think are far beyond those of adoption but close to every parent trying to find what's best for their child. I hope that she and her family continue to grow together in such a positive fashion and I look forward to reading her first book. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
""A punk rock Scheherazade" (Margaret Cho) shares the zigzagging path that took her from harem member to PTA member... In her younger years, Jillian Lauren was a college dropout, a drug addict, and an international concubine in the Prince of Brunei's harem, an experience she immortalized in in her bestselling memoir, SOME GIRLS. In her thirties, Jillian's most radical act was learning the steadying power of love when she and her rock star husband adopt an Ethiopian child with special needs. After Jillian loses a close friend to drugs, she herself is saved by her fierce, bold love for her son as she fights to make him--and herself--feel safe and at home in the world. ?Exploring complex ideas of identity and reinvention, Everything You Ever Wanted is a must-read for everyone, especially every mother, who has ever hoped for a second act in life"-- Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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