That's a brief description of my dear friend and fellow writer, Denise Emanuel Clemens' new mini-memoir, published by Shebooks and available today for purchase. I met Denise years and years ago when we both attended a terrific writing workshop at UCLA, taught by the wonderful Barbara Abercrombie. Denise and I became friends and started a small writing group that met faithfully over the years and that finally dwindled away to occasional beer lunches for the two of us. We have every intention of starting up again -- both the beer and the writing group -- and I can only imagine what new writing Denise has in store. Her experience of having a child taken away from her is unique in its telling of the other side of adoption -- the side that we rarely hear in popular literature or press. Birth Mother is luminous and powerful and painful and above all, generous and loving. You have to read it. I command you to buy it.
Here are the links:
You can also download it through Amazon or on the Nook.
If you don't already, you can read Denise's blog. She's a fine writer, hilarious, moving, wise, and I'm just damn grateful to also call her friend.
I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteLooks very poignant. Hooray that you are back to yoga! Finally a moment to catch up on your blog.
ReplyDeleteWoot! This is an amazing book! I hope everyone reads it!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait!
ReplyDeleteWell, thank you! I'm just getting caught up here in blog land and saw this!
ReplyDeleteLooks amazing. I'll add it to my pile.
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