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Jo Maeder

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Washington, D.C., The United States

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Memoir, Fiction, Contemporary

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Jo Maeder had a long radio and voiceover career in South Florida and New York City. Her memoir WHEN I MARRIED MY MOTHER about moving to the Bible Belt to care for her estranged mother was a bestseller and continues to help others deal with the decline of a loved one, no matter what their relationship. She lives in North Carolina with her mathematician husband. You can find her on social media and through JoMaeder.com.

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	When I Married My Mother: A Daughter's Search for What Really Matters--and How She Found It Caring for Mama Jo really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,837 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Opposites Attack: A Novel 3.48 avg rating — 370 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Naked DJ 3.52 avg rating — 21 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zerk 'Em and Pull the Push Rods: A Wry Squint at Aviation in the Mid-20th Century by Jo Maeder (Goodreads Author), George Weitz 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Venusblüten. 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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LOSING MY EYE AND GAINING A FAKE ONE: Art Meets Science in the Making of a Prosthetic Eye (plus FAQ)

I’d never heard of ocular/uveal melanoma before I was told I had it. Odds: six in a million. My vision in my right eye had become blurry. I thought it was my cataract progressing. Surprise. Had my ophthalmologist been using early detection retinal imaging, it would have been caught sooner, the tumor small enough to […]

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Jo Maeder wrote a new blog post Q&A: Holly Adams on the Art of Audiobook Narrations and Opposites Attack Holly Adams, narrator of Opposites Attack, isn’t just a voice actress. She works in contemporary film, easily tackles Shakespeare, teaches how to be a Read more of this blog post »
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Long live Nonna Maria Thoroughly enjoyed this well-written cozy mystery with seductive armchair travel woven throughout. You can tell the author knows the island of Ischia like the back of his hand and the people as well. Nonna Maria is based on his o ...more
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Gripping to the last page Though set in 1984, there’s a contemporary feel to this novel. Sadly, not a lot has changed when it comes to racism embedded in families generation after generation. Cash is an exceptional writer who can capture the character ...more
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“We are the only life form that can bring a purpose to our lives. It doesn’t make sense to strive and strive and then die without any meaning to it.”
― Jo Maeder, When I Married My Mother: A Daughter's Search for What Really Matters--and How She Found It Caring for Mama Jo

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“No matter how much our bodies may age, the heart never grows old.”
― Jo Maeder, When I Married My Mother: A Daughter's Search for What Really Matters--and How She Found It Caring for Mama Jo

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“You get into a conversation with a preacher, he’s got to preach.”
― Jo Maeder, When I Married My Mother: A Daughter's Search for What Really Matters--and How She Found It Caring for Mama Jo

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