Nancy McCabe
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From Little Houses to Little Women: Revisiting a Literary Childhood
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2014
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Can This Marriage Be Saved?: A Memoir
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Following Disasters
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2016
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Meeting Sophie: A Memoir of Adoption
3 editions
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2003
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Crossing the Blue Willow Bridge: A Journey to My Daughter's Birthplace in China
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2011
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After the Flashlight Man
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2003
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Vaulting Through Time
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“I'm getting tired of Nancy Drew," I told my mother. "The books are all the same." Once I'd become attuned to the pattern of each plot, it became glaringly obvious how alike they were.
Mom nodded sagely. "You've discovered the difference between good literature and trash.”
― From Little Houses to Little Women: Revisiting a Literary Childhood
Mom nodded sagely. "You've discovered the difference between good literature and trash.”
― From Little Houses to Little Women: Revisiting a Literary Childhood
“I loved these books, but talk about impossible standards. Adults were never charmed by me. They scolded me or ignored me. When my eyes got starry, I was never told that I had an expressive face, a smile that lit up the room, or a special quality that made others happy. This was a lucky thing, I think now. Unable to imitate or compete with these heroines, I was left to forge my own way.”
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