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Meant to Be : The True Story of a Son Who Discovers He Is His Mother's Deepest Secret
Meant to Be The True Story of a Son Who Discovers He Is His Mother's Deepest Secret
Author: Walter Anderson
Parade magazine's Walter Anderson, one of America's most admired editors, grew up on "the wrong side of the tracks" in Mount Vernon, New York. The youngest child of an alcoholic, abusive father, he escaped his situation by quitting high school at sixteen to join the Marines. Four years later, while on leave to attend his father's funera...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060099077
ISBN-10: 0060099070
Publication Date: 9/1/2004
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 27 ratings
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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Helpful Score: 3
Very well written and very moving account. It certainly gives hope, even in a difficult situation.
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This is a wonderful and moving book. In addition to the secret of his birth, there is the theme of his enduring and overcoming abuse from the man who was supposedly his father. The book was honest and full of hope, and hard to put down.
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Helpful Score: 2
This was a wonderful book. The story was well written and kept my interest.
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Helpful Score: 1
Interesting story with a unique twist. Not filled with fluff. Although bogged down with abuse, this man does remarkable things with his life.
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