{"product_id":"surrender-a-memoir-of-nature-nurture-and-love-paperback","title":"Surrender: A memoir of nature, nurture, and love - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarylee MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer young life changed in an instant. Now she shares her story with the child she gave away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdopted at birth, Marylee's parents told her she was a \"chosen child.\" She tried her hardest to make them proud, but her parents' divorce sent her into the comforting arms of a handsome Catholic boy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConvinced that he was her Romeo and she a modern-day Juliet, she surrendered to passion. Unfortunately, it was 1961. Pregnant girls were sent away, and their babies given up for adoption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNature vs. nurture: \u003c\/strong\u003e Which plays a greater role in who we become? The family we were raised in, or the parents we never knew?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn telling her adult son the story of his birth, can the narrator find compassion for her own wounded inner child?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you like truthful accounts laced with the passion of youth and the wisdom of age, read Marylee MacDonald's\u003cstrong\u003e funny and poignant\u003c\/strong\u003e memoir about how we grow up, grow old, and learn to accept ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 380\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49156093771928,"sku":"9781951479299","price":32.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/elA2ODh2R0ZsQ3hQQTBmbjNiQXY5UT09.webp?v=1779702744","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/surrender-a-memoir-of-nature-nurture-and-love-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}