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Your Honor, My Mom is a story about a woman who succeeded against all odds. It is a story that will move you no matter how old you are or what gender. Judge Theresa Nolan went back to school after having eleven children. She had only a high school diploma and one year at a business school. Not only did she attend college, but she also worked full time as a legal secretary. When she was ready to be admitted to law school, she was turned down by the dean of the University of Baltimore. She convinced them to allow her to attend. She went on to be the fi rst woman master of domestic relations. She was the fi rst woman president of the bar association. She remained involved with her children and grandchildren, whom she affectionately refers to as her clan. You will laugh and you will cry reading her story . . . but most of all . . . you will be inspired!
Der Tag, an dem sich alles veränderte – die mitreißende Geschichte einer New Yorker Familie nach 9 /11 Fast zehn Jahre ist es her, dass Bobby Amendola als Feuerwehrmann beim Einsturz der Twin Towers sein Leben lassen musste, und noch immer sind die Wunden in seiner irisch-italienischen Familie nicht verheilt. Weder bei dem Vater, der selbst Feuerwehrmann war, noch bei der Mutter, die weiterhin jeden Morgen in das unveränderte Zimmer des toten Sohnes geht. Auch beim großen Bruder, einem erfolgreichen Firmenanwalt, bricht der wohlgeordnet-sorgenfreie Alltag gerade auseinander, während das Leben seines Bruders Franky noch nie anders als zerbrochen war. Und dann will Bobbys Witwe ausgerechnet am neunten Geburtstag von Bobby Junior einen neuen Mann mitbringen in das Familienhaus auf Staten Island ... Ein zärtlicher, bewegender Roman über Familie, Liebe, Verlust und Akzeptanz – und über das kleine Glück des Alltags.
“An intimate family portrait.” —The New York Times “Eddie Joyce’s terrific first novel is so American that the story might as well have taken place at the base of the Statue of Liberty.” —Richard Russo “An inside look at one Staten Island family’s struggle with grief . . . [A] poignant, deeply affecting tale.” —Martha Stewart Living, a Book Club selection “[A] terrific debut novel. . . . Joyce layers . . . different characters’ perspectives nimbly and skillfully, infusing his portrait of a messy, complicated, loving family with heartfelt emotion.” —Sara Vilkomerson, Entertainment Weekly, A- A startling and tender portrait of one family’s struggle to make peace...
Your Honor, My Mom is a story about a woman who succeeded against all odds. It is a story that will move you no matter how old you are or what gender. Judge Theresa Nolan went back to school after having eleven children. She had only a high school diploma and one year at a business school. Not only did she attend college, but she also worked full time as a legal secretary. When she was ready to be admitted to law school, she was turned down by the dean of the University of Baltimore. She convinced them to allow her to attend. She went on to be the fi rst woman master of domestic relations. She was the fi rst woman president of the bar association. She remained involved with her children and grandchildren, whom she affectionately refers to as her clan. You will laugh and you will cry reading her story . . . but most of all . . . you will be inspired!
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