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The Stories About My Mother That Never Made It Into the Book

People sometimes assume that once a book is published, every important story has been told. I wish that were true. The reality is that every author leaves something behind. Not because those stories aren’t meaningful, but because every book has limits. There are only so many pages, and eventually difficult decisions have to be made. […]

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What Readers Have Taught Me Since Publishing Mother of Courage

When I finished writing Mother of Courage, I thought the hardest part was behind me. Months of organizing memories, checking dates, revisiting old family photographs, and finding the right words had finally led to a completed manuscript. I believed my role was finished. I couldn’t have been more wrong. The real journey began after the

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