Am I My Mother's Keeper?

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Am I My Mother's Keeper? is the poignant true story of a woman who carried the burdens of her family, her trauma, and her dreams over eight decades. As the eldest of ten children in a tumultuous household rife with addiction, violence, and fervent religious beliefs, Blanche assumed the role of caretaker long before she became a mother herself. She left high school to care for her baby sister, protected her siblings from chaos, and stood defiantly against her Pentecostal preacher mother's strict authority.This memoir serves as both a tribute and a reckoning-a narrative of generational survival, unwavering loyalty, and complex love. Despite facing chronic illness, addiction, homelessness, and profound emotional scars, Blanche never ceased to write. Blanche filled yellow notebooks with tales of family sacrifice, personal heartbreak, and quiet victories.Am I My Mother's Keeper? is a testament to resilience. It explores the price of being the strong one, the challenges of womanhood and motherhood, and the faith within a family where emotional expression was often stifled-but love endured. With each chapter, readers will meet a woman who bore more than her share yet never lost her fierce devotion to her children or her belief in the power of words.

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Pagina's: 186, Paperback, Vivian Rose Publishing