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Patricia Walsh Chadwick

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**LITTLE SISTER - available April 2, 2019**

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Patricia Walsh Chadwick's unorthodox upbringing - in an excommunicated Catholic commune - is the subject of her first book, a memoir entitled, LITTLE SISTER. From her infancy in 1948, when she was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
until the age of 17, she and the nearly 100 members of the community, including her parents and four younger siblings, lived a life shielded from the outside world - without television, radio, newspapers or any exposure to the events of the day. She, together with the 38 other children born within the community, were being raised to dedicate their lives to God, rejecting family, marriage or children of their own. As she matured into her mid-teen ye
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Patricia Walsh Chadwick I try to have patience - When it feels as though a boulder sits in front of me, and i can't get over it or around it - I simply accept that fact and g…moreI try to have patience - When it feels as though a boulder sits in front of me, and i can't get over it or around it - I simply accept that fact and get up and do something else. In that way i don't get frustrated. The other side of that coin is that sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and find myself full of "writing" energy. So I get up and write in the middle of the night. I hope that is helpful(less)
Patricia Walsh Chadwick What I most enjoy about being a writer is the craft of telling a story and then perfecting it so that it really grabs the reader. I love searching for…moreWhat I most enjoy about being a writer is the craft of telling a story and then perfecting it so that it really grabs the reader. I love searching for the right word, the most vivid description, creating a scene that the reader can see along with me. I love the process of making something beautiful(less)
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Thanksgiving Celebrating Beyond Our Borders

Thanksgiving—around the world, there is a tendency to associate that holiday solely with the United States, but we must not forget that our Canadian neighbors to the north also celebrate the feast, albeit in October rather than in November. That said, Thanksgiving is a quintessentially North American holiday. Unlike many federal holidays in this country that commemorate either the war dead, the ce

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Patricia Chadwick Patricia Chadwick said: " While reading Steve Herz’ just published book, Don’t Take Yes For an Answer, I found myself wondering, “Where was this book and this guidance fifty years ago when I really needed it?” Even today at 71, and with a couple of careers behind me, I was ab ...more "

 

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