Dodging Her Chariot
Dodging Her Chariot draws the reader in immediately and holds on to the very end. Readers "feel" her characters with tears, courage and laughter. Becomming a proxy mom from the age of seven taught Marie that her exintence in the family depended on how well she raised her younger siblings. The possibility of one or more of them being permanently left somewhere, as her four older siblings had been, remained a threat during her family"s many local and cross-country moves. A schizophrenic manic-depresive mother and an alcholic abusive stepfather created a life filled with trials, and innovative exploits used by a young girl to protect and raise the children put in her charge. Dodging Her Chariot is the first in a four part series of memoirs covering the author's first 16 years.
"1103134573"
Dodging Her Chariot
Dodging Her Chariot draws the reader in immediately and holds on to the very end. Readers "feel" her characters with tears, courage and laughter. Becomming a proxy mom from the age of seven taught Marie that her exintence in the family depended on how well she raised her younger siblings. The possibility of one or more of them being permanently left somewhere, as her four older siblings had been, remained a threat during her family"s many local and cross-country moves. A schizophrenic manic-depresive mother and an alcholic abusive stepfather created a life filled with trials, and innovative exploits used by a young girl to protect and raise the children put in her charge. Dodging Her Chariot is the first in a four part series of memoirs covering the author's first 16 years.
9.99 In Stock
Dodging Her Chariot

Dodging Her Chariot

by Marie Wakefield
Dodging Her Chariot

Dodging Her Chariot

by Marie Wakefield

Available on Compatible NOOK devices, the free NOOK App and in My Digital Library.
WANT A NOOK?  Explore Now

Related collections and offers

LEND ME® See Details

Overview

Dodging Her Chariot draws the reader in immediately and holds on to the very end. Readers "feel" her characters with tears, courage and laughter. Becomming a proxy mom from the age of seven taught Marie that her exintence in the family depended on how well she raised her younger siblings. The possibility of one or more of them being permanently left somewhere, as her four older siblings had been, remained a threat during her family"s many local and cross-country moves. A schizophrenic manic-depresive mother and an alcholic abusive stepfather created a life filled with trials, and innovative exploits used by a young girl to protect and raise the children put in her charge. Dodging Her Chariot is the first in a four part series of memoirs covering the author's first 16 years.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940012420855
Publisher: Cartiful Publishing
Publication date: 07/11/2009
Series: MEMOIRS , #1
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 176 KB

About the Author

Marie Wakefield lives in Independence, Mo. and enjoys life with her siblings, children and grandchildren nearby. She is nearing the publication of part 2 in her series. Upcomming Title: "Can-Can: A Kansas City era of Bets, Babes, and Bombs"
From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews