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I remember the time period that this takes place in at the beginning. I was just 20 and remember...
I so remember the culture of the 60's and 70's, that "bad" girls went away to homes to have their...
The title and cover picture caught my attention; I feel they are absolutely perfect for this...
Even as the world changes, history can still repeat itself. Marylee was adopted and did her best...
I loved the cover of the book, but it really doesn't match the content. Since the book is a...
This is not the type of book I usually pick up and the premise sounds like the author will reveal...
I am thrilled to read another wonderful book by Marylee MacDonald. I truly enjoyed her book of...
This book has a lot of positives going for it: a pretty cover, good writing, and I'm sure it was...
Memoirs are always so fascinating to me. I don't read them often but when I do I always want to...
I don't read memoirs, but this one sounds different. It actually sounds like fiction with a...
The title Surrender would be more synonymous with "give up." However, this gives me all of the...
I'll pass on this book. But not because I don't think it's a good book. I'm not into memoirs at...
I love the title - so deeply penetrating. I love the cover art as well. It displays the search...
This book tells the story of a mother's life leading up to the eventual placement of her daughter...
I figured this memoir would be a search for forgiveness, or a quest to excuse the decisions of...
From the very first line, this book gave me chills. What a haunting and heartbreaking decision to...
That is one of the books I will love to read and add to my collection. The absolutely Great cover...
I’m not typically a reader of memoirs but this personal story has drawn me in. Marylee MacDonald...
This story sounds interesting. I'm curious if the son once grown will become more like his mother...
I don’t read books like this but love the cover and decided to read the First Impression. I am...
As someone whose mother abandoned them I find it disgusting that we even let the mother tell...
Starting with the cover it is beautiful, I’m first drawn to a book by the cover. I love a book...
I am not sure this one is for me, but it’s interesting that she wrote this story for her son....
Right away it captured my attention because it was in the time frame of my teen years. She was...
The book seems well written, I loved the cover. So far the book definitely shows the difference...
I absolutely love memoirs so I was so happy to read this first look. The writer, Marylee, has...
I did not expect to be as interested or invested in this as I am! I don’t particularly love...
It sounds different then anything else I have read this book it is like is real life story that I...
I love the color and how it feels so empowering walking along the less traveled path type vibes....
This book sounds like it will tell the author's story and get into how hard some things were for...
This isn't a book that I would normally go for. It does sound interesting but im not sure if I...
My first impression of the cover was of a woman who is going to do anything to win and if you...
I read some memoirs and a lot of them are about adoptions and in the 1960s when a lot of women...
It sounds pretty sad tbh. I feel bad for the main character and everything she had to go through....
Surrender by Marylee MacDonald sounds like a beautiful, yet heartbreaking story all at once. I...
This was my first time using this site so i was a bit unsure of the type of books it would be...
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