Author: Mary Akers
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Women Up On Blocks
Whether it’s a young co-ed who has lived her life succumbing to passion and authority, a woman struggling with the intense demands of motherhood, or a newlywed whose new mirror-filled home proves too much for her fragile psyche, these thirteen stories–edgy and alluring–inexorably peel back the layers of the women they portray. By turns lyrical…
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One Life to Give
In the winter of 1939, five-year-old Andrew Bienkowski was banished to Siberia with his family. With virtually nothing to see them through their first winter, his grandfather chose to starve in order to give his family the chance to survive. The years that followed were harrowing and difficult, but Andrew’s childhood in Siberia established his…
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The Greatest Gift
Andrew Bienkowski was five years old when his family was banished to Siberia from their Polish homeland. With virtually nothing to see them through the long, cold winter, his grandfather chose to starve to death in order to give his family a chance at survival. The years that followed were harrowing and difficult, but also…
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Radical Gratitude
An illuminating melding of narrative and inspiring practical guidance, this is both the extraordinary true story of a family’s survival in Stalinist Siberia and a guide to becoming a person who can give to others. [button link=”http://www.allenandunwin.com/minisites/inspired-living/books/9781741754223/” type=”big” color=”red” newwindow=”yes”] Purchase at Allen & Unwin’s Inspired Living Imprint[/button]