Raising, and Losing, My Remarkable Teenage Mother - by Stacey Aaronson (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Raising, and Losing, My Remarkable Teenage Mother is a tender yet joyful celebration of life, love, death's mysterious passage, and the mystical forces that bind us all.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong><em>"</em>Aaronson's approach has a disarming charm and is warmly intuitive. . . . An intimate and moving account of a singular bond."</strong></p><p><strong>--<em>KIRKUS REVIEWS</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Gilmore Girls</em> meets <em>Terms of Endearment</em> in this candid, humorous, and touching story of an uncommon and heartwarming mother-daughter bond that upends popular notions of teenage pregnancy and what constitutes an "ideal" family. </p><p><br></p><p>When Stacey Aaronson was born in 1969, her mother, Bree, was sixteen and barely out of braces. Hastily wed to Stacey's dad and divorced soon after, Bree raised Stacey with his and her parents' loving support. Growing up together in an often role-reversal scenario and mistaken for sisters, Bree would come to say, "I didn't raise Stacey. Stacey raised me."</p><p><br></p><p><em>Raising, and Losing, My Remarkable Teenage Mother</em> tells the extraordinary story of this mother-daughter duo reminiscent of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore. Anchoring each other to the world through unwavering love and acceptance, Bree and Stacey take on life with an uncanny gift for seeing magic in the most ordinary moments. Whether bouncing between the markedly different homes of her mom, dad, and grandparents, discovering her religious and sexual identities, or starting college in her mid-twenties, Stacey is buoyed by Bree's devotion as a mother, a sister, a daughter, and a friend. She helps Bree navigate her own path as she seeks the biological mother she never knew and a partner to grow old with. But Bree-despite her vibrant spirit and astounding near-reversal of an MS diagnosis-learns too young she has cancer, whose underlying emotional roots even a cutting-edge, non-toxic treatment can't cure.</p><p><br></p><p>As Stacey steps into the role of caregiver, the two face the most poignant leg of their journey: nurturing their deep soul connection even as one soul transitions to another realm. Brimming with miracles, wonder, and joy even in its saddest moments, <em>Raising, and Losing, My Remarkable Teenage Mother </em>is a tender yet ebullient celebration of life, of love, of death's mysterious passage, and the mystical forces that bind us all.</p><p><br></p><p>Includes a gallery of over sixty photos, book discussion questions, and an interview with the author.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>". . . a darn good page-turner that could easily rival any riveting novel. . . . Absorbing in its exploration of how people's choices shape not only their relationships but also how their life journey unfolds, <em>Raising, and Losing, My Remarkable Teenage Mother</em> is a memoir worth relishing."</p><p>--<em>INDIEREADER</em> (5-Star Review)</p><p><br></p><p>"This uncommon and heartwarming mother-daughter relationship through the years is a quirky, tender, playful, mystical, inspiring breath of fresh air! At its core it paints a picture of what we all long for: unconditional acceptance. Springing from a teenage mom, and growing up within the loving embrace of her family, the author was blessed to be raised with an abundance of love, laughter, freedom, and natural self-esteem, not to mention more than a little magic. This memoir will leave you bemused, intrigued, warmed, and subtly changed by this life journey and the relationship at the heart of it."</p><p>--PATTY BEAR, author of the memoir <em>From Plain to Plane: My Mennonite Childhood, a National Scandal, and an Unconventional Soar to Freedom</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Raising, and Losing, My Remarkable Teenage Mother</em> is a sensitive, and at times hilarious, depiction of the special love between a teenage mother and her daughter. Wrought with the occasional role-reversal that shows the poignant reality of a sixteen-year-old mother and her "old soul" daughter, Stacey gives the reader the gift of laughter through the telling of a child raising a child, while highlighting her young mother's solid values. Your heart will be touched in a way that only the truest of loves between a parent and child can. There's no doubt in my mind after reading Stacey's book that our relationships of love endure past our final day on Earth, and that the truest love is forever. Make sure to have a box of tissues nearby as you travel through this beautiful love story."</p><p>--MARY TWOMEY ODGERS, author of the memoir <em>Six Funerals and a Wedding</em>"</p><p><br></p><p>A precocious daughter and her wildflower mother navigate life through complex family dynamics and relationships, happiness and tears . . . impossible to put down."</p><p>--LORI STILLMAN, co-author of <em>Jumping from Helicopters: A Vietnam Memoir</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>"</em>Aaronson's approach has a disarming charm and is warmly intuitive . . . this frank and affecting work is a deeply personal celebration of maternal love that avoids the pitfall of being narrowly anecdotal by exploring broader issues of personal identity, family lineage, and struggles with grief. . . . An intimate and moving account of a singular bond."</p><p>--<em>KIRKUS REVIEWS</em></p><p><br></p><br>
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