Knowing Jesse : A Mothers Story of Grief, Grace, and Everyday Bliss

English

ISBN: 1439183929

EAN: 9781439183922

Category: Social Science / Children's Studies/Medical / Neurology/Family & Relationships / Parenting / Motherhood/Biography & Autobiography / General/

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Release Date: 09/07/2010

Synopsis: Jesse Cooper was an honor-roll student who loved to windsurf and write poetry. He also had severe cerebral palsy and was quadriplegic, unable to speak, and wracked by seizures. He died suddenly at age seventeen. In fiercely honest, surprisingly funny, and sometimes heartbreaking prose, Jesses mother, Marianne Leone, chronicles her transformation by the remarkable life and untimely death of her child. An unforgettable memoir of joy, grief, and triumph, Knowing Jesse unlocks the secret of unconditional love and speaks to all families who strive to do right by their children.

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Knowing Jesse : A Mothers Story of Grief, Grace, and Everyday Bliss

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.25 inches

Weight: 12.73 oz

Pages: 272