All About My Mother: A Beloved Daughter's Memoir is the intriguing story of J.S. Quinn, who died in 1997, 25 days before her 19th birthday. This memoir was written by her mother to show that a child's love can survive death, and it also shows the promise of a life barely begun. Since she passed, J.S. has been witnessing her mother's grieving, right up to the present day. She tells the strategies her mother uses to help cope, including reading, writing, and listening to music. J.S.'s mother was abandoned as a baby in 1946 at a Catholic orphanage in England. J.S. relates the childhood she spent with her three brothers and her single mother, who is of mixed heritage. In the early years, her mother worked three jobs, but still had time to keep her four children busy with activities while pursuing her education to become a teacher.Mum had had no educational qualifications of any kind, up to this point, although she loves to boast that she still has a certificate from Cadbury Brothers Ltd., dated April 1956, awarding her a second prize in a National Schools Essay Writinganbsp;...
Title | : | All About My Mother |
Author | : | J. S. Quinn |
Publisher | : | Strategic Book Publishing - 2013-03-26 |
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