Download or read book A Mother s Cry written by Lina Sattamini and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-09 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Brazil’s dictatorship arrested, tortured, and interrogated many people it suspected of subversion; hundreds of those arrested were killed in prison. In May 1970, Marcos P. S. Arruda, a young political activist, was seized in São Paulo, imprisoned, and tortured. A Mother’s Cry is the harrowing story of Marcos’s incarceration and his family’s efforts to locate him and obtain his release. Marcos’s mother, Lina Penna Sattamini, was living in the United States and working for the U.S. State Department when her son was captured. After learning of his arrest, she and her family mobilized every resource and contact to discover where he was being held, and then they launched an equally intense effort to have him released. Marcos was freed from prison in 1971. Fearing that he would be arrested and tortured again, he left the country, beginning eight years of exile. Lina Penna Sattamini describes her son’s tribulations through letters exchanged among family members, including Marcos, during the year that he was imprisoned. Her narrative is enhanced by Marcos’s account of his arrest, imprisonment, and torture. James N. Green’s introduction provides an overview of the political situation in Brazil, and Latin America more broadly, during that tumultuous era. In the 1990s, some Brazilians began to suggest that it would be best to forget the trauma of that era and move on. Lina Penna Sattamini wrote her memoir as a protest against historical amnesia. First published in Brazil in 2000, A Mother’s Cry is testimonial literature at its best. It conveys the experiences of a family united by love and determination during years of political repression.

Download or read book A Mother s Cry written by Priscilla Robinson Ndiaye and published by Tate Pub & Enterprises Llc. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "A Mother's Cry - He's Still My Child," you will enter the world of: Child vs. Parent - Realize how important it is to establish a nurturing and loving relationship, which is the main ingredient of a strong foundation in parental responsibility. Society vs. Parent - Be exposed to the challenges a parent incurs within the schools, juvenile court systems, and even from family. Learn how to get results. Parent vs. Self - Feel emotions of hurt, anger, disbelief, stress, determination, courage, and satisfaction! Find your point of getting over denial and letting go of guilt, while working toward balance, in the midst of "A Mother's Cry - He's Still My Child." 'This book is your constant reminder that as a child begins to challenge you, he or she is still your child. As responsible parents, we should commit to learning how to pray and never give up on them. However, we must know when to let go and let God.' Sharon Willis Asheville, North Carolina 'Wow! I really like it. When I read the chapter 'To You, Son' I had tears in my eyes. The book is very, very touching!' Tanja Rubenbauer Bavaria, Germany 'It is particularly hard for a mother to watch her child make inappropriate decisions and avoid giving up on them. This book has therapeutic value because it is written by a mother who shares her experience in dealing with a challenging child. The book has a great potential to help others that have not reached a balanced point. It encompasses situations all parents could encounter. This is a book that all parents and guardians should read.' Robert Simmons, Life Coach for Community Action Opportunities Asheville, North Carolina

Download or read book A Mothers Silent Cry written by Cathy Holmes and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-23 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about a mother that cried out when her son was incarcerated and with so many other life experiences. The cries of other mothers that have been crying out and was afraid to express themselves. the fear, the pain, the loneliness, The difficult times and the people that would not listen or hear the cries. Mothers crying out for being deceived, humiliated, mentally and physically abused. Being distracted losing focus the flesh fighting against the spirit and the fight for courage and unconditional love.

Download or read book Crying in H Mart written by Michelle Zauner and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American—“in losing her mother and cooking to bring her back to life, Zauner became herself” (NPR). • CELEBRATING OVER ONE YEAR ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food. As she grew up, moving to the East Coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, and performing gigs with her fledgling band--and meeting the man who would become her husband--her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her. Vivacious and plainspoken, lyrical and honest, Zauner's voice is as radiantly alive on the page as it is onstage. Rich with intimate anecdotes that will resonate widely, and complete with family photos, Crying in H Mart is a book to cherish, share, and reread.

Download or read book To Live For a Mother s Cry for Justice written by Linda Wojas and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On March 22, 1991 after a 14-day trial in Rockingham County Superior Court, New Hampshire, my daughter Pamela Smart was wrongfully found guilty in the murder of her husband, Gregory Smart. She was convicted of being an accomplice to first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and witness tampering. Only 22 years old at the time, she was given a life without parole sentence. My daughter did not commit these crimes. I'm not saying this because she's my daughter, but there was no credible forensic evidence to prove she had any role in Gregory's murder. This trial spiraled into a media circus and the un-sequestered jury believed all the lies that the local news stations were saying about Pamela's role. Billy Flynn who testified at trial that he physically pulled the trigger, as well as testifying against Pamela at trial, he ended up pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. He was sentenced to 40 years to life, with the option to shave 12 years off if he behaved himself in prison. He was released in 2015. Flynn was 16 when he shot my 24-year-old son-in-law Gregory Smart to death, and accused Pamela of telling him to carry out this heinous act. Nicole's Kidman's portrayal of Pamela's life in the cult film "To Die For" is just one example of the way the media has exploited her pain, our family tragedy. I've bottled up my feelings for 30 years now and finally decided to release personal and revealing letters between Pamela and myself, to share with the public so people can see the truth behind all the lies. This is the first journal I am releasing. We have lots more to come.I will continue to fight for Pamela's freedom because she's innocent and has so much left of her life to offer society. I want her home before I die and will continue to file petitions to get the executive council of New Hampshire to free Pamela. This is my book. This is our story. This is what I live for.

Download or read book A Mother s Cry for Help written by Sandra Freelove Brackett and published by . This book was released on 2016-03 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sandra Freelove Brackett wrote this book to inspire women who are going through what she endured-two marriages that ended with her first husband beating her almost to death and her second husband triggering a heart attack from which she almost died. In 2006 when she had her heart attack, she thought she was alone. Her grandmother assured her that God was with her. The angel of death could have been at her doorsteps, but God was with her. When her doctor told her that her heart attack was in the back of her heart, she prayed like she had never before prayed. God answered her prayers. She stayed in the hospital for twenty-eight days, and God delivered her. Her son Dale brought her home from the hospital, and God continued to be with her. She returned to school and received her diploma.

Download or read book Tears of My Mother written by Wendy Osefo and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When star of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Potomac Dr. Wendy Osefo was growing up, her mother was her everything. But when she became a mother herself, everything changed. In this “exquisitely-drawn portrait of the intense bond that only a mother can have with a daughter” (Katie Haufner, author of Mother Daughter Me), Wendy explores how her Nigerian upbringing has affected her life, her success, and her role as a parent. Wendy Osefo’s mother, Iyom Susan Okuzu, arrived in the United States from Nigeria with two things: a single suitcase and the fierce determination to make a better life for herself and her future family. And she succeeded: starting out working in a fast-food restaurant and ultimately becoming the director of nursing at a major metropolitan hospital. While Susan may have taken pride in triumphing over every financial and emotional challenge, in Nigerian culture, a parent is only as successful as his or her children. And so her daughter, with gratitude and appreciation for her mother’s sacrifices, worked hard to meet every demand Susan made of her. With four advanced degrees and a position at Johns Hopkins University as a professor—as well as being a highly sought-after political commentator, a cherished wife, and a loving mother of three—Dr. Wendy has given her mother bragging rights for life. But at what cost to herself? In Tears of My Mother, the star of The Real Housewives of Potomac describes growing up as a first-generation American, balancing two distinct cultures. And she takes a critical look at the paradox of her mother’s parenting: approval conditioned by achievement. As a teenager, Wendy struggled to carve out her own identity while still walking the narrow path of her mother’s expectations. Unwavering family loyalty and obedience gave Wendy the road map to making it in America, but it also drove a wedge between mother and daughter, never more so than when she began to build her own family. “A love letter to Dr. Osefo’s mother and first-generation immigrants all across America” (Library Journal), this book is for anyone who has faced conflict in the mother-daughter relationship or wondered how much of their own upbringing they want to pass on to the next generation.

Download or read book a mother s cry a mother s celebration written by Neena Verma and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each of us has a Hero’s Journey. We heed calls once in a while that take us far beyond what we know of us. There are trials, tribulations, death, grief and a maze of emotions. The crippling is particularly severe when one loses a child. Those chosen to live in this dark abyss know how agonizing it is. Yet, there is a transcendent light beyond grief, one that glows our path and rekindles our faith. We are blessed with grace, before and after grief. We receive a way to let our ‘cry’ invoke ‘celebration’ of the life, before death comes calling. We come to kindle ‘Presence’ in the void of absence. Being able to live our pain creates a sacred shared space for our lament and love, leaving us humbler, wiser and stronger. Ever wondered, what is your way of avowing the confluence of life and death ! I invoke you to join my quest and discover your own truth. I invoke you to the story of my transcendental pilgrimage from annihilation to awakening. I have received my story from a world beyond worlds. I share it with you. Come … sing with me my poem and prayer.

Download or read book Don t Let Her See Me Cry written by Helen Barnacle and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the gutsy true story of a woman's remarkable journey from a hopeless young heroin addict facing a prison sentence with a newborn baby to a successful psychologist and mother and best friend to Ali - the daughter who gave her the courage and determination to survive. Sentenced to the longest drug-related prison term ever meted out to a woman in Victoria, the discovery that she was to become a mother was far from welcome news to Helen Barnacle. The irony was that this tiny helpless being gave her a new lease on life - and a reason to hope. Helen's love and devotion for baby Ali led to her winning an historic battle. In a landmark decision she became the first woman allowed to keep her baby in prison beyond her first birthday. But three years later Helen had to face every mother's worst nightmare and give up her daughter. While she knew the time had come for Ali to leave the prison for her own good, this did not make the decision any easier. Ali had become her reason for living. Handing her daughter over at the gates of the prison almost destroyed her. In utter despair she resumed her love affair with heroin and was on a hopeless path of destruction until she was caught using in prison. Her brother Ron, the only person who had stood by her, gave her an ultimatum-if she really loved Ali she had to stop thinking of herself and find the courage to live. Helen had first to overcome her lifelong addiction with heroin, a crutch she had relied in since her youth to overcome her feelings of worthlessness. Thanks to the support of staff at Fairlea's Education Centre the former musican began to rediscover her love of music and study classical music, as well as writing and performing her own work for the Fairlea Drama Group, which evolved into the highly acclaimed Somebody's Daughter Theatre group. Helen also began a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in psychology. After leaving prison 12 years ago, she completed her post-graduate studies in psychology and after two years supervision was employed as a psychologist specialising in drug and alcohol problems at TaskForce Community Agency in Prahran. Over the next six years she ran workshops for judges and magistrates, counselled both drug workers and addicts, presented papers for national and international seminars, wrote the drug education booklet 'Tentative Steps', and rose to position of Drug Program Director. She also established a pilot project in the Juvenile Justice System using drama and the arts as therapy with young offenders.

Download or read book The Cry of Another Mother written by Felicia Noble and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2021-05-07 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cry of Another Mother is a personal story of a mother's ultimate challenge. Coping with the murder of her only son and how she continues to live while healing. Her battle remains on going, yet her strength continues to triumphant with the comfort of knowing that she's empowered by a strength greater than herself. Entrusting that she has been chosen by God to reach out to those who have been directly and indirectly affected by the death of a child and or loved one. This is a must read, the author is not just telling her story as though she's engaged with the reader. She reaches out to her audience embracing and reassuring them that they are not alone. In life's sometimes painful storm, she is here also. There are some of us that have been unknowingly challenged with: teenage pregnancy, broken relationships, physical and mental abuse. Many are all too familiar with the trials and tribulations. Feeling overwhelmed and perhaps unprepared because we have not learned the power of prayer. The writer shares her heart-filled story with her audience so that they can be strengthened at time when they think, they are weak. This novel was written and inspired by the remembrance of her first born child Damond "aka" Mr. Face Harris.

Download or read book They Will Drown in Their Mothers Tears written by Johannes Anyuru and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This daring speculative novel tackles terrorism and anti-immigrant hysteria, combining lyric intensity with the tools of science fiction.

Download or read book A Mother s Cry written by Florence Dyer and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authors Ted & Florence Dyer have combined their extraordinary gifts into a five part dynamic series of novels. In A Mother's Cry! both authors share their heartbreaking real life pain of coping with changing teenagers. Through Ted's unique poetic artistry and Flo's exceptional writing skills, each of the novels details the Dyer's real life story. The novels are specifically designed for mothers dealing with teens, making the transition to becoming an adult. All five novels are twenty chapters including twenty inspirational poems, all written by award winning poet and author Ted Alan Dyer. The novels will inspire hope to all hurting mothers around the world. After reading A Mother's Cry! readers will be inspired to read the upcoming four novels: The Heart Of A Mother, A Mother's Love, Mother Knows Best, and A Mother's Prayer.

Download or read book I Saw Your Mother Crying written by Earl Hairston and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1991-03-24 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1986, a small town in West Virginia was under siege from cocaine and Jamaican posse's. This is the story of my life. I too was under siege to cocaine. A perfect storm of addiction, consuming everything in its wake, including me. It is the story of a mother's love for her son, her family, and her unrelenting efforts to break that siege in their lives. A story of redemption and salvation through a personal awakening and the efforts of a community that refused to watch the continued destruction. A roller coaster ride of blood, pain, tears, and fury. Told through the eyes of a man who found himself deep in the belly of a monster; swallowed whole by the white knuckle grip of addiction. A mother's love and her desperate attempt to break the cycle was the path to redemption, but would he choose to follow it?

Download or read book The Crying Book written by Heather Christle and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A poignant and piercing examination of the phenomenon of tears—exhaustive, yes, but also open-ended. . . A deeply felt, and genuinely touching, book." —Esmé Weijun Wang, author of The Collected Schizophrenias "Spellbinding and propulsive—the map of a luminous mind in conversation with books, songs, friends, scientific theories, literary histories, her own jagged joy, and despair. Heather Christle is a visionary writer." —Leni Zumas, author of Red Clocks This bestselling "lyrical, moving book: part essay, part memoir, part surprising cultural study" is an examination of why we cry, how we cry, and what it means to cry from a woman on the cusp of motherhood confronting her own depression (The New York Times Book Review). Heather Christle has just lost a dear friend to suicide and now must reckon with her own depression and the birth of her first child. As she faces her grief and impending parenthood, she decides to research the act of crying: what it is and why people do it, even if they rarely talk about it. Along the way, she discovers an artist who designed a frozen–tear–shooting gun and a moth that feeds on the tears of other animals. She researches tear–collecting devices (lachrymatories) and explores the role white women’s tears play in racist violence. Honest, intelligent, rapturous, and surprising, Christle’s investigations look through a mosaic of science, history, and her own lived experience to find new ways of understanding life, loss, and mental illness. The Crying Book is a deeply personal tribute to the fascinating strangeness of tears and the unexpected resilience of joy.

Download or read book The First Lady of Hollywood written by Samantha Barbas and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005-10-24 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loved by fans for her "just folks," small-town image, Parsons became notorious within the film industry for her involvement in the suppression of the 1941 film Citizen Kane and her use of blackmail in service of Hearst's political and personal agendas. As she traces Parsons's life and career, Samantha Barbas situates Parson's experiences within the broader trajectory of Hollywood history, charting the rise of the star system and the complex interactions of publicity, journalism, and movie-making. The First Lady of Hollywood is both a chronicle of one of the most powerful women in American journalism and film and a penetrating analysis of celebrity culture and Hollywood power politics."--Jacket.

Download or read book Her Mother s Cry written by Roberta Gately and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The girl in the photo was laughing, her head thrown back, her lips painted a bright red. Jessie could feel the simple joy reflected in that moment. And as she looked closer, she saw the same gold cross and chain that had adorned the first victim’s neck. When a young woman falls to her death from a parking garage, the Boston police department rule it as a suicide. But when Jessie Novak examines the scene, she isn’t so sure… The girl’s delicate hands are bruised and her fingernails torn: evidence of a struggle. Did someone push her from the roof? Then a second young woman is found dead, this time at the foot of her dorm building, her hands injured in the same way as the first victim’s with a gold cross and chain clutched in her fist. Jessie is convinced there is a connection and that a twisted killer is on the loose. Just as Jessie thinks she is closing in on the culprit, her worst fears are realized: a third girl is found dead. The gap between murders is closing: the killer is getting more confident. He will never stop until he is caught. But little does Jessie know that, while she works to pick up the trail of her suspect, he is already on hers. She is the only one who can stop this monster before he kills again—but to save the next innocent life, is she prepared to risk her own? A thrilling and totally gripping crime thriller that will grab you from the start and not let go until the final, heart-stopping page. Utterly addictive reading for fans of Lisa Regan, Robert Dugoni and Melinda Leigh. Readers are loving Her Mother’s Cry: “WOW! I am actually at a loss for words. This is the first book in a little while that I have got 100% stuck into and refused to put down. Reading late into the night and finishing in the early hours… Everything you could possibly want from a crime thriller. A pace that keeps you guessing and keeps you hooked. The creepiness that had the hairs on my arms standing up.” Chloe’s Reading Room ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Another fantastic five star read from this author… Intense, chilling and gripping. This book had me sat on the edge of my seat and constantly holding my breath and as for the climax I literally have no nails left. This author has done it again. A must read series and another explosive addition to this gripping and very addictive series. Loved it!!!!” NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Such a roller coaster read and will leave you sitting on the edge of your seat… I was totally hooked on this book from the very first scene!… I didn't want this book to end and I read so fast… I was so upset it had to end!… Amazing.” @rubie_reads ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I devoured this book in just one sitting!… I have been completely immersed… unwilling and unable to put this down… Fantastic… Kept me guessing throughout.” Little Miss Book Lover 87 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Loving this… keeps you hooked.” Spooky’s Maze of Books ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Gripping… addictive… Loved it!!!!” NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Suspense, action, intrigue, murder and a great who-done-it!… Gave me the chills.” Goodreads reviewer

Download or read book A Mother s Cry written by and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: