10 hrs 5 mins | BIOGRAPHY and AUTOBIOGRAPHY | WomenHer young life changed in an instant. Now she shares her story with the child she gave away.
Adopted 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.
Convinced 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.
Nature vs. nurture:Which plays a greater role in who we become? The family we were raised in, or the par...
Her young life changed in an instant. Now she shares her story with the child she gave away.
Adopted 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.
Convinced 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.
Nature vs. nurture:Which plays a greater role in who we become? The family we were raised in, or the parents we never knew?
In telling her adult son the story of his birth, can the narrator find compassion for her own wounded inner child?
If you like truthful accounts laced with the passion of youth and the wisdom of age, read Marylee MacDonald's funny and poignant memoir about how we grow up, grow old, and learn to accept ourselves.
| # | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Opening Credits |
0 mins 22 secs |
| 2. | 1 Part 1 Chapter 1 |
4 mins 49 secs |
| 3. | 2 Chapter 2 |
16 mins 11 secs |
| 4. | 3 Chapter 3 |
12 mins 43 secs |
| 5. | 4 Chapter 4 |
19 mins 56 secs |
| 6. | 5 Chapter 5 |
11 mins 34 secs |
| 7. | 6 Chapter 6 |
16 mins 35 secs |
| 8. | 7 Part 2 Chapter 7 |
12 mins 35 secs |
| 9. | 8 Chapter 8 |
4 mins 53 secs |
| 10. | 9 Chapter 9 |
17 mins 46 secs |
| 11. | 10 Chapter 10 |
13 mins 55 secs |
| 12. | 11 Chapter 11 |
18 mins 30 secs |
| 13. | 12 Chapter 12 |
8 mins 28 secs |
| 14. | 13 Chapter 13 |
4 mins 03 secs |
| 15. | 14 Chapter 14 |
12 mins 41 secs |
| 16. | 15 Part 3 Chapter 15 |
12 mins 56 secs |
| 17. | 16 Chapter 16 |
10 mins 28 secs |
| 18. | 17 Chapter 17 |
3 mins 17 secs |
| 19. | 18 Chapter 18 |
23 mins 01 secs |
| 20. | 19 Chapter 19 |
8 mins 22 secs |
| 21. | 20 Chapter 20 |
11 mins 10 secs |
| 22. | 21 Chapter 21 |
8 mins 38 secs |
| 23. | 22 Chapter 22 |
10 mins 34 secs |
| 24. | 23 Chapter 23 |
9 mins 18 secs |
| 25. | 24 Chapter 24 |
12 mins 08 secs |
| 26. | 25 Part 4 Chapter 25 |
18 mins 47 secs |
| 27. | 26 Chapter 26 |
6 mins 23 secs |
| 28. | 27 Chapter 27 |
6 mins 34 secs |
| 29. | 28 Chapter 28 |
11 mins 20 secs |
| 30. | 29 Chapter 29 |
16 mins 45 secs |
| 31. | 30 Chapter 30 |
4 mins 38 secs |
| 32. | 31 Chapter 31 |
9 mins 48 secs |
| 33. | 32 Chapter 32 |
10 mins 53 secs |
| 34. | 33 Chapter 33 |
10 mins 46 secs |
| 35. | 34 Chapter 34 |
5 mins 18 secs |
| 36. | 35 Chapter 35 |
4 mins 55 secs |
| 37. | 36 Chapter 36 |
9 mins 19 secs |
| 38. | 37 Chapter 37 |
13 mins 02 secs |
| 39. | 38 Chapter 38 |
7 mins 01 secs |
| 40. | 39 Part 5 Chapter 39 |
6 mins 01 secs |
| 41. | 40 Chapter 40 |
14 mins 29 secs |
| 42. | 41 Chapter 41 |
3 mins 54 secs |
| 43. | 42 Chapter 42 |
9 mins 37 secs |
| 44. | 43 Chapter 43 |
5 mins 32 secs |
| 45. | 44 Chapter 44 |
7 mins 59 secs |
| 46. | 45 Chapter 45 |
6 mins 53 secs |
| 47. | 46 Chapter 46 |
4 mins 47 secs |
| 48. | 47 Chapter 47 |
6 mins 50 secs |
| 49. | 48 Chapter 48 |
7 mins 23 secs |
| 50. | 49 Chapter 49 |
6 mins 43 secs |
| 51. | 50 Chapter 50 |
7 mins 13 secs |
| 52. | 51 Chapter 51 |
10 mins 57 secs |
| 53. | 52 Chapter 52 |
8 mins 18 secs |
| 54. | 53 Chapter 53 |
12 mins 28 secs |
| 55. | 54 Chapter 54 |
5 mins 03 secs |
| 56. | 55 Chapter 55 |
9 mins 39 secs |
| 57. | 56 Part 6 Chapter 56 |
5 mins 58 secs |
| 58. | 57 Chapter 57 |
7 mins 45 secs |
| 59. | 58 Chapter 58 |
4 mins 56 secs |
| 60. | 59 Chapter 59 |
10 mins 02 secs |
| 61. | 60 Chapter 60 |
6 mins 02 secs |
| 62. | 61 Chapter 61 |
8 mins 01 secs |
| 63. | 62 Chapter 62 |
3 mins 20 secs |
| 64. | 63 About the Author 63 |
0 mins 31 secs |
| 65. | Closing Credits |
0 mins 25 secs |
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