Surviving My Mother is a harrowing, beautiful story of a woman’s quest to survive. Debbie Matzkin shares the lifesaving lessons she learned, how she was able to find happiness in the darkest depths, and ultimately reclaiming her future.
"Be captivatingly carried away and gain perspective on perseverance and triumph through tragedy. Feel as though you are a part in the events that take place on the pages of this book. Most of all be blessed to learn and grow through the astonishing experience one woman lived through." - Reviewer
Julie is adopted. Because their adoption was closed, she and her sister lack both a health history and their adoption papers—which becomes an issue for Julie when, at forty-eight years old, she finds herself facing several serious health issues. To launch the probe into her closed adoption, Julie first needs the support of her sister. The twins talk things over, and make a pact.
In the days before Roe v. Wade, a young journalist, the first woman on the metro desk of a major newspaper, falls in love with the paper's star reporter, an older married man. When she becomes pregnant, he makes empty promises. She's forced to give up the baby for adoption. Will Dusky ever find the little girl she longed to raise, and if she does, what will be the fallout from their years apart?
Ever thought of chucking everything for a foreign culture? David and his Filipino wife, Ivy, did just that, moving to a remote Philippine province in Mindanao. The adventure was surprising, challenging, satisfying, sometimes frightening, often hilarious, and always instructive. This is the story of how it all turned out.
