Surrendered Child: A Birth Mother's Journey - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Karen Salyer McElmurraySeries:The Sue William Silverman Prize for Creative NonfictionPublish date:3/15/2006Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Georgia PressISBN-13:9780820328232ISBN-10:820328235UPC:9780820328232Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Women, Memoirs, Adoption & FosteringSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCWRQC5H45
Surrendered Child: A Birth Mother's Journey
Surrendered Child is Karen Salyer McElmurray's raw, poignant account of her journey from her teen years, when she put her newborn child up for adoption, to adulthood and a desperate search for the son she never knew. In a patchwork narrative interwoven with dark memories from her childhood, McElmurray deftly treads where few dare--into a gritty, honest exploration of the loss a birth mother...
Series: The Sue William Silverman Prize for Creative Nonfiction
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Georgia PressISBN-13:9780820328232ISBN-10:820328235UPC:9780820328232Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Women, Memoirs, Adoption & FosteringSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCWRQC5H45
KAREN SALYER MCELMURRAY is an assistant professor in the creative writing program at Georgia College and State University. She has received dozens of honors, including a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, the Sherwood Anderson Award, and the James Purdy Prize for Fiction. She has published essays and stories in numerous magazines and journals.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
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