Aug 2, The Road to Keringet by Maggie Ziegler: Enter today for a chance to win this book

Our giveaway this week, The Road to Keringet, by Maggie Ziegler, strikes me as a "must have" book. The honesty in this memoir, about everything from sexual conduct to mixed emotions, makes it a riveting read.

That a mother ask a daughter to write her biography is perhaps not unusual; but in this case, when that mother is herself both an intriguing woman and a professional writer accustomed to documenting rich, sometimes shocking details, and the daughter is as compassionate and insightful as Maggie Ziegler, the resulting story is outstanding.

This intelligent book records not only a mother’s fascinating story, but a daughter’s act of great love and devotion. This is the best book I’ve read all year!

When asked what readers might find most notable about The Road to Keringet, Ms. Ziegler responded: Readers tell me that they become very engaged with my mother’s story; they get interested in her and what happens to her. I like hearing this because it means I have brought her to life and also because she became compelling to me in a new way as I wrote the book. The detail in her writings, including the occasional recorded dialogues enabled me to enter into her story, and the inclusion of her own words in the book (letters, journal entries and other writing) enhances the readers’ relationship to her. I had a great deal of material to work with. In the process of writing she did seem more and more like a fascinating character in a complex drama and I often forgot that she was my mother.

To read more of this engaging interview, please visit Maggie Ziegler on The Road to Keringet.

Maggie Ziegler, a psychotherapist, has published her creative non-fiction and essays in literary journals and news magazines including Prairie Fire, Room, Other Voices, and Peace Magazine. She has also written on psychotherapy and published in professional journals and texts.

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