City of One: A Memoir
by Francine Cournos
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Author: Francine CournosEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10-20
ISBN: 0595414982
Number of pages: 254
Publisher: Authors Choice Press
Book Reviews of City of One: A Memoir
Book Review: Remarkable and Poignant
Summary: 5 Stars
I am using this book in a social work class that I teach at Michigan State University. City of One is beautifully written, with well-chosen words demonstrating a thoughtful approach to sharing her story and insights. Dr. Cournos' personal reflections are both thought-provoking and somewhat jarring. As a foster care survivor myself, I am taken back to my own journey of pain, loss and triumph. The careful reader will find the book both dramatic and riveting as well as filled with life-lessons for personal use or for foster care reform. There are more than a few foster care memoirs on the market that are worth reading, but I recommend City of One if you chose only to read one book in this genre.
Dr. John Seita
Summary of City of One: A Memoir
City of One is a poignant and beautifully written memoir of childhood loss and its enduring meaning. Francine Cournos was three years old when her father died, and by the time she was eleven, her mother was dead of breast cancer. ?I had been hurled over a cliff,? she writes. ?The irreversibility of what had happened crashed down on me; a nauseating wave of fear and a flood of tears followed. I didn?t know who I was without my mother. What would fill the vast space left by the disappearance of this all-consuming relationship? How would I spend my time? What would I become?? In answering these questions, Dr. Cournos offers a sharply perceptive portrait of an injured child?s inner life, and the moving?even exhilarating?story of the ways in which, after much struggle and with considerable help from others, that injured child living in a foster home grew to become a happy and successful adult. At once illuminating and heart stopping, City of One is an inspiring account of triumph over childhood adversity. ?Eloquent and moving.??New York Times Book Review ?Inspiring, insightful, and thoroughly engaging, offering hope and awareness to all who have experienced pivotal losses.??Kirkus Reviews ?City of One is extraordinarily moving. It is handled with a remarkable honesty and sensitivity. This is redemptive work because it leaves us with a sense of admiration for the courage of the human spirit.??Jonathan Kozol, Author of Amazing Grace ?From tragic to inspirational, City of One is an impressive lesson in one woman?s ability to endure.?Personal Transformation Books
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