Finding Gracie

A Memoir

Biography & Memoir
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Author: Grace Papagno ISBN: 9781491793916
Publisher: iUniverse Publication: May 14, 2016
Imprint: iUniverse Language: English
Author: Grace Papagno
ISBN: 9781491793916
Publisher: iUniverse
Publication: May 14, 2016
Imprint: iUniverse
Language: English

Growing up we become part of many varied social groups. We are children living at home with our families, we have experiences with friends, and we are students in school. For most, moving from one situation to another is simple. For others, it can be more dramatic.

Finding Gracie: A Memoir is author Grace Papagnos compilation of her memories from childhood to adulthood. From a childhood of fear and betrayal to instilling a sense of self-worth and strength in her daughter, Papagno gently unfolds her story in short, yet touching, vignettes. Growing up in the fifties and sixties, the author depicts her twofold world, one in a home where an unpredictable mothers moods reigned, and the other filled with freedom in an outdoor world of natural wonder and faithful friends. Through constant questioning and the help of a patient mentor, she alters the negative direction of her upbringing and reestablishes herself by paralleling her life to that of her daughter.

Finding Gracie: A Memoir travels from a past era into the present with amusing and poignant stories, inviting readers to remember their own beginnings and to grow up all over again. She tells her story through memoriesboth sad and happyalways filled with hope.

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Growing up we become part of many varied social groups. We are children living at home with our families, we have experiences with friends, and we are students in school. For most, moving from one situation to another is simple. For others, it can be more dramatic.

Finding Gracie: A Memoir is author Grace Papagnos compilation of her memories from childhood to adulthood. From a childhood of fear and betrayal to instilling a sense of self-worth and strength in her daughter, Papagno gently unfolds her story in short, yet touching, vignettes. Growing up in the fifties and sixties, the author depicts her twofold world, one in a home where an unpredictable mothers moods reigned, and the other filled with freedom in an outdoor world of natural wonder and faithful friends. Through constant questioning and the help of a patient mentor, she alters the negative direction of her upbringing and reestablishes herself by paralleling her life to that of her daughter.

Finding Gracie: A Memoir travels from a past era into the present with amusing and poignant stories, inviting readers to remember their own beginnings and to grow up all over again. She tells her story through memoriesboth sad and happyalways filled with hope.

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