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Book TitleVeronica's Grave : a Daughter's Memoir

Number of Pages338 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

TopicWomen, Personal Memoirs, Historical

GenreBiography & Autobiography

AuthorBarbara Bracht Donsky

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Reviews"A triumphant story of a woman coming to terms with the loss of her mother and an inspiring, though haunting, testament to the endurance of the human spirit."--Kirkus "Veronica's Grave shows both the warmth of a loving family and the mistakes when secrets are kept. A compelling tale that gives wonderful insight to the readers."--Mary Higgins Clark, author of more than 50 best-selling novels, including All Around the Town , Loves Music, Loves to Dance , and While My Pretty One Sleeps "Veronica's Grave: A Daughter's Memoir is a compelling account of how a young woman, confronted with the unexplained loss of her mother, relies on her own inner resources and determination to not only discover the family secret of who her mother was but, in the process, discovers her own self and her own unacknowledged potential."--Peter H. Kudler, M.D, Department of Psychiatry, NYU Langone Medical Center "Readers who melt reading about the good old days will be charmed by the protagonist, a girl named after Saint Barbara, who can't shed her father's insistence on calling her Bob. We learn that for her those days were neither charming, nor good. From the moment we meet some of the quaintly named characters like Betty, Dot, or Agnes, we know we have time traveled to the fifties and sixties. The Bronx streets of her working class family--Decatur and Webster Avenues, the Third Avenue El--are forever beloved by Barbara even when she manages the extraordinary feat of escaping her mundane existence. If you remember Buster Browns, Betsy Wetsy, five cent cigars, Necco wafers, and Elsie the Borden cow, or Bendix washers, you will find yourself on a wonderful nostalgic ride. But Barbara's intelligence and persistence takes her on a journey far from her humble origins. You will cheer for her as she strolls confidently down Champs Elysees in her two piece jade green gabardine TWA uniform and later, as she dines on escargot at the romantic Le Coupe-Choux or sips a martini at the posh Algonquin Hotel in Manhattan."--Annette Libeskind Berkovits, author of In the Unlikeliest of Places: How Nachman Libeskind Survived the Nazis, Gulags, and Soviet Communism "Donsky's coming-of-age memoir is a vivid portrait of a remarkable life. It is a deft rendering that begins by inhabiting the shadows of a childhood lost, later illustrating a person becoming slowly visible to herself. The images and sounds of her New York neighborhoods--as well as the perfume-scented rues in the Paris she discovers as a young woman--are defining brushstrokes to complement and frame this remarkable story."--Rita Gardiner, author of award-winning memoir Coconut Latitudes: Secrets, Storms, and Survival in the Caribbean "Barbara Bracht Donsky has crafted a most poignant and important memoir, which tugs at the heart from the very first page. As the author grows from the child confused by the sudden loss of her mother to an inquisitive young adult, readers will be drawn to her strength and fierce determination not to have the secrets and mystery of her mother's death define the woman she eventually becomes." --Sande Boritz Berger, author of The Sweetness , Foreword Reviews Indie Fab Finalist "Told in an almost fiction way, with great dialogue. Some memoirs are very dry and boring, not so this one. I found myself remembering some of her references, especially the Nancy Drew ones. I myself loved Nancy Drew stories but in a different way, as reading was an escape for me from an abused childhood...This book is worth a read! I enjoyed it immensely!"--Celtic Woman Reviews, "A triumphant story of a woman coming to terms with the loss of her mother and an inspiring, though haunting, testament to the endurance of the human spirit."--Kirkus "Veronica's Grave shows both the warmth of a loving family and the mistakes when secrets are kept. A compelling tale that gives wonderful insight to the readers."--Mary Higgins Clark, author of more than 50 best-selling novels, including All Around the Town , Loves Music, Loves to Dance , and While My Pretty One Sleeps "Veronica's Grave: A Daughter's Memoir is a compelling account of how a young woman, confronted with the unexplained loss of her mother, relies on her own inner resources and determination to not only discover the family secret of who her mother was but, in the process, discovers her own self and her own unacknowledged potential."--Peter H. Kudler, M.D, Department of Psychiatry, NYU Langone Medical Center "Readers who melt reading about the good old days will be charmed by the protagonist, a girl named after Saint Barbara, who can't shed her father's insistence on calling her Bob. We learn that for her those days were neither charming, nor good. From the moment we meet some of the quaintly named characters like Betty, Dot, or Agnes, we know we have time traveled to the fifties and sixties. The Bronx streets of her working class family--Decatur and Webster Avenues, the Third Avenue El--are forever beloved by Barbara even when she manages the extraordinary feat of escaping her mundane existence. If you remember Buster Browns, Betsy Wetsy, five cent cigars, Necco wafers, and Elsie the Borden cow, or Bendix washers, you will find yourself on a wonderful nostalgic ride. But Barbara's intelligence and persistence takes her on a journey far from her humble origins. You will cheer for her as she strolls confidently down Champs Elysees in her two piece jade green gabardine TWA uniform and later, as she dines on escargot at the romantic Le Coupe-Choux or sips a martini at the posh Algonquin Hotel in Manhattan."--Annette Libeskind Berkovits, author of In the Unlikeliest of Places: How Nachman Libeskind Survived the Nazis, Gulags, and Soviet Communism "Donsky's coming-of-age memoir is a vivid portrait of a remarkable life. It is a deft rendering that begins by inhabiting the shadows of a childhood lost, later illustrating a person becoming slowly visible to herself. The images and sounds of her New York neighborhoods--as well as the perfume-scented rues in the Paris she discovers as a young woman--are defining brushstrokes to complement and frame this remarkable story."--Rita Gardiner, author of award-winning memoir Coconut Latitudes: Secrets, Storms, and Survival in the Caribbean "Barbara Bracht Donsky has crafted a most poignant and important memoir, which tugs at the heart from the very first page. As the author grows from the child confused by the sudden loss of her mother to an inquisitive young adult, readers will be drawn to her strength and fierce determination not to have the secrets and mystery of her mother's death define the woman she eventually becomes." --Sande Boritz Berger, author of The Sweetness , Foreword Reviews Indie Fab Finalist, "A triumphant story of a woman coming to terms with the loss of her mother and an inspiring, though haunting, testament to the endurance of the human spirit."--Kirkus "Veronica's Grave shows both the warmth of a loving family and the mistakes when secrets are kept. A compelling tale that gives wonderful insight to the readers."--Mary Higgins Clark, author of more than 50 best-selling novels, including All Around the Town , Loves Music, Loves to Dance , and While My Pretty One Sleeps "Veronica's Grave: A Daughter's Memoir is a compelling account of how a young woman, confronted with the unexplained loss of her mother, relies on her own inner resources and determination to not only discover the family secret of who her mother was but, in the process, discovers her own self and her own unacknowledged potential."--Peter H. Kudler, M.D, Department of Psychiatry, NYU Langone Medical Center "Readers who melt reading about the good old days will be charmed by the protagonist, a girl named after Saint Barbara, who can't shed her father's insistence on calling her Bob. We learn that for her those days were neither charming, nor good. From the moment we meet some of the quaintly named characters like Betty, Dot, or Agnes, we know we have time traveled to the fifties and sixties. The Bronx streets of her working class family--Decatur and Webster Avenues, the Third Avenue El--are forever beloved by Barbara even when she manages the extraordinary feat of escaping her mundane existence. If you remember Buster Browns, Betsy Wetsy, five cent cigars, Necco wafers, and Elsie the Borden cow, or Bendix washers, you will find yourself on a wonderful nostalgic ride. But Barbara's intelligence and persistence takes her on a journey far from her humble origins. You will cheer for her as she strolls confidently down Champs Elysees in her two piece jade green gabardine TWA uniform and later, as she dines on escargot at the romantic Le Coupe-Choux or sips a martini at the posh Algonquin Hotel in Manhattan."--Annette Libeskind Berkovits, author of In the Unlikeliest of Places: How Nachman Libeskind Survived the Nazis, Gulags, and Soviet Communism "Donsky's coming-of-age memoir is a vivid portrait of a remarkable life. It is a deft rendering that begins by inhabiting the shadows of a childhood lost, later illustrating a person becoming slowly visible to herself. The images and sounds of her New York neighborhoods--as well as the perfume-scented rues in the Paris she discovers as a young woman--are defining brushstrokes to complement and frame this remarkable story."--Rita Gardiner, author of award-winning memoir Coconut Latitudes: Secrets, Storms, and Survival in the Caribbean, "Veronica's Grave shows both the warmth of a loving family and the mistakes when secrets are kept. A compelling tale that gives wonderful insight to the readers." 'e"Mary Higgins Clark, author of more than 50 best-selling novels, including All Around the Town , Loves Music, Loves to Dance , and While My Pretty One Sleeps 'eoeVeronica's Grave: A Daughter'e(tm)s Memoir is a compelling account of how a young woman, confronted with the unexplained loss of her mother, relies on her own inner resources and determination to not only discover the family secret of who her mother was but, in the process, discovers her own self and her own unacknowledged potential.'e� 'e"Peter H. Kudler, M.D, Department of Psychiatry, NYU Langone Medical Center "Readers who melt reading about the good old days will be charmed by the protagonist, a girl named after Saint Barbara, who can'e(tm)t shed her father'e(tm)s insistence on calling her Bob. We learn that for her those days were neither charming, nor good. From the moment we meet some of the quaintly named characters like Betty, Dot, or Agnes, we know we have time traveled to the fifties and sixties. The Bronx streets of her working class family'e"Decatur and Webster Avenues, the Third Avenue El'e"are forever beloved by Barbara even when she manages the extraordinary feat of escaping her mundane existence. If you remember Buster Browns, Betsy Wetsy, five cent cigars, Necco wafers, and Elsie the Borden cow, or Bendix washers, you will find yourself on a wonderful nostalgic ride. But Barbara'e(tm)s intelligence and persistence takes her on a journey far from her humble origins. You will cheer for her as she strolls confidently down Champs Elysees in her two piece jade green gabardine TWA uniform and later, as she dines on escargot at the romantic Le Coupe-Choux or sips a martini at the posh Algonquin Hotel in Manhattan." 'e"Annette Libeskind Berkovits, author of In the Unlikeliest of Places: How Nachman Libeskind Survived the Nazis, Gulags, and Soviet Communism "Donsky'e(tm)s coming-of-age memoir is a vivid portrait of a remarkable life. It is a deft rendering that begins by inhabiting the shadows of a childhood lost, later illustrating a person becoming slowly visible to herself. The images and sounds of her New York neighborhoods'e"as well as the perfume-scented rues in the Paris she discovers as a young woman'e"are defining brushstrokes to complement and frame this remarkable story." 'e"Rita Gardiner, author of award-winning memoir Coconut Latitudes: Secrets, Storms, and Survival in the Caribbean, "Veronica's Grave: A Daughter's Memoir is a compelling account of how a young woman, confronted with the unexplained loss of her mother, relies on her own inner resources and determination to not only discover the family secret of who her mother was but, in the process, discovers her own self and her own unacknowledged potential."-Peter H. Kudler, M.D, Department of Psychiatry, NYU Langone Medical Center "Readers who melt reading about the good old days will be charmed by the protagonist, a girl named after Saint Barbara, who can't shed her father's insistence on calling her Bob. We learn that for her those days were neither charming, nor good. From the moment we meet some of the quaintly named characters like Betty, Dot, or Agnes, we know we have time traveled to the fifties and sixties. The Bronx streets of her working class family-Decatur and Webster Avenues, the Third Avenue El-are forever beloved by Barbara even when she manages the extraordinary feat of escaping her mundane existence. If you remember Buster Browns, Betsy Wetsy, five cent cigars, Necco wafers, and Elsie the Borden cow, or Bendix washers, you will find yourself on a wonderful nostalgic ride.But Barbara's intelligence and persistence takes her on a journey far from her humble origins. You will cheer for her as she strolls confidently down Champs Elysees in her two piece jade green gabardine TWA uniform and later, as she dines on escargot at the romantic Le Coupe-Choux or sips a martini at the posh Algonquin Hotel in Manhattan." -Annette Libeskind Berkovits, author of In the Unlikeliest of Places: How Nachman Libeskind Survived the Nazis, Gulags, and Soviet Communism, "Veronica's Grave: A Daughter's Memoir is a compelling account of how a young woman, confronted with the unexplained loss of her mother, relies on her own inner resources and determination to not only discover the family secret of who her mother was but, in the process, discovers her own self and her own unacknowledged potential." --Peter H. Kudler, M.D, Department of Psychiatry, NYU Langone Medical Center "Readers who melt reading about the good old days will be charmed by the protagonist, a girl named after Saint Barbara, who can't shed her father's insistence on calling her Bob. We learn that for her those days were neither charming, nor good. From the moment we meet some of the quaintly named characters like Betty, Dot, or Agnes, we know we have time traveled to the fifties and sixties. The Bronx streets of her working class family--Decatur and Webster Avenues, the Third Avenue El--are forever beloved by Barbara even when she manages the extraordinary feat of escaping her mundane existence. If you remember Buster Browns, Betsy Wetsy, five cent cigars, Necco wafers, and Elsie the Borden cow, or Bendix washers, you will find yourself on a wonderful nostalgic ride. But Barbara's intelligence and persistence takes her on a journey far from her humble origins. You will cheer for her as she strolls confidently down Champs Elysees in her two piece jade green gabardine TWA uniform and later, as she dines on escargot at the romantic Le Coupe-Choux or sips a martini at the posh Algonquin Hotel in Manhattan." --Annette Libeskind Berkovits, author of In the Unlikeliest of Places: How Nachman Libeskind Survived the Nazis, Gulags, and Soviet Communism, "Veronica's Grave shows both the warmth of a loving family and the mistakes when secrets are kept. A compelling tale that gives wonderful insight to the readers." --Mary Higgins Clark, author of more than 50 best-selling novels, including All Around the Town , Loves Music, Loves to Dance , and While My Pretty One Sleeps "Veronica's Grave: A Daughter's Memoir is a compelling account of how a young woman, confronted with the unexplained loss of her mother, relies on her own inner resources and determination to not only discover the family secret of who her mother was but, in the process, discovers her own self and her own unacknowledged potential." --Peter H. Kudler, M.D, Department of Psychiatry, NYU Langone Medical Center "Readers who melt reading about the good old days will be charmed by the protagonist, a girl named after Saint Barbara, who can't shed her father's insistence on calling her Bob. We learn that for her those days were neither charming, nor good. From the moment we meet some of the quaintly named characters like Betty, Dot, or Agnes, we know we have time traveled to the fifties and sixties. The Bronx streets of her working class family--Decatur and Webster Avenues, the Third Avenue El--are forever beloved by Barbara even when she manages the extraordinary feat of escaping her mundane existence. If you remember Buster Browns, Betsy Wetsy, five cent cigars, Necco wafers, and Elsie the Borden cow, or Bendix washers, you will find yourself on a wonderful nostalgic ride. But Barbara's intelligence and persistence takes her on a journey far from her humble origins. You will cheer for her as she strolls confidently down Champs Elysees in her two piece jade green gabardine TWA uniform and later, as she dines on escargot at the romantic Le Coupe-Choux or sips a martini at the posh Algonquin Hotel in Manhattan." --Annette Libeskind Berkovits, author of In the Unlikeliest of Places: How Nachman Libeskind Survived the Nazis, Gulags, and Soviet Communism "Donsky's coming-of-age memoir is a vivid portrait of a remarkable life. It is a deft rendering that begins by inhabiting the shadows of a childhood lost, later illustrating a person becoming slowly visible to herself. The images and sounds of her New York neighborhoods--as well as the perfume-scented rues in the Paris she discovers as a young woman--are defining brushstrokes to complement and frame this remarkable story." --Rita Gardiner, author of award-winning memoir Coconut Latitudes: Secrets, Storms, and Survival in the Caribbean, "Veronica's Grave shows both the warmth of a loving family and the mistakes when secrets are kept. A compelling tale that gives wonderful insight to the readers." -- Mary Higgins Clark, author of more than 50 best-selling novels, including All Around the Town , Loves Music, Loves to Dance , and While My Pretty One Sleeps "Veronica's Grave: A Daughter's Memoir is a compelling account of how a young woman, confronted with the unexplained loss of her mother, relies on her own inner resources and determination to not only discover the family secret of who her mother was but, in the process, discovers her own self and her own unacknowledged potential." --Peter H. Kudler, M.D, Department of Psychiatry, NYU Langone Medical Center "Readers who melt reading about the good old days will be charmed by the protagonist, a girl named after Saint Barbara, who can't shed her father's insistence on calling her Bob. We learn that for her those days were neither charming, nor good. From the moment we meet some of the quaintly named characters like Betty, Dot, or Agnes, we know we have time traveled to the fifties and sixties. The Bronx streets of her working class family--Decatur and Webster Avenues, the Third Avenue El--are forever beloved by Barbara even when she manages the extraordinary feat of escaping her mundane existence. If you remember Buster Browns, Betsy Wetsy, five cent cigars, Necco wafers, and Elsie the Borden cow, or Bendix washers, you will find yourself on a wonderful nostalgic ride. But Barbara's intelligence and persistence takes her on a journey far from her humble origins. You will cheer for her as she strolls confidently down Champs Elysees in her two piece jade green gabardine TWA uniform and later, as she dines on escargot at the romantic Le Coupe-Choux or sips a martini at the posh Algonquin Hotel in Manhattan." --Annette Libeskind Berkovits, author of In the Unlikeliest of Places: How Nachman Libeskind Survived the Nazis, Gulags, and Soviet Communism "Donsky's coming-of-age memoir is a vivid portrait of a remarkable life. It is a deft rendering that begins by inhabiting the shadows of a childhood lost, later illustrating a person becoming slowly visible to herself. The images and sounds of her New York neighborhoods--as well as the perfume-scented rues in the Paris she discovers as a young woman--are defining brushstrokes to complement and frame this remarkable story." --Rita Gardiner, author of award-winning memoir Coconut Latitudes: Secrets, Storms, and Survival in the Caribbean, "Veronica's Grave: A Daughter's Memoir is a compelling account of how a young woman, confronted with the unexplained loss of her mother, relies on her own inner resources and determination to not only discover the family secret of who her mother was but, in the process, discovers her own self and her own unacknowledged potential."--Peter H. Kudler, M.D, Department of Psychiatry, NYU Langone Medical Center, "Veronica's Grave: A Daughter's Memoir is a compelling account of how a young woman, confronted with the unexplained loss of her mother, relies on her own inner resources and determination to not only discover the family secret of who her mother was but, in the process, discovers her own self and her own unacknowledged potential." --Peter H. Kudler, M.D, Department of Psychiatry, NYU Langone Medical Center "Readers who melt reading about the good old days will be charmed by the protagonist, a girl named after Saint Barbara, who can't shed her father's insistence on calling her Bob. We learn that for her those days were neither charming, nor good. From the moment we meet some of the quaintly named characters like Betty, Dot, or Agnes, we know we have time traveled to the fifties and sixties. The Bronx streets of her working class family--Decatur and Webster Avenues, the Third Avenue El--are forever beloved by Barbara even when she manages the extraordinary feat of escaping her mundane existence. If you remember Buster Browns, Betsy Wetsy, five cent cigars, Necco wafers, and Elsie the Borden cow, or Bendix washers, you will find yourself on a wonderful nostalgic ride. But Barbara's intelligence and persistence takes her on a journey far from her humble origins. You will cheer for her as she strolls confidently down Champs Elysees in her two piece jade green gabardine TWA uniform and later, as she dines on escargot at the romantic Le Coupe-Choux or sips a martini at the posh Algonquin Hotel in Manhattan." --Annette Libeskind Berkovits, author of In the Unlikeliest of Places: How Nachman Libeskind Survived the Nazis, Gulags, and Soviet Communism "Donsky's coming-of-age memoir is a vivid portrait of a remarkable life. It is a deft rendering that begins by inhabiting the shadows of a childhood lost, later illustrating a person becoming slowly visible to herself. The images and sounds of her New York neighborhoods--as well as the perfume-scented rues in the Paris she discovers as a young woman--are defining brushstrokes to complement and frame this remarkable story." --Rita Gardiner, author of award-winning memoir Coconut Latitudes: Secrets, Storms, and Survival in the Caribbean

SynopsisA loss and coming-of-age story that follows young Barbara Bracht as she struggles to comprehend the sudden disappearance and death of her mother and cope with a blue-collar father intent upon erasing her mother's memory., 2017 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award: Silver for Memoir 2017 National Indie Excellence Awards: Finalist 2017 Independent Press Award: Distinguished Favorite for Memoir 2016 Beverly Hills Book Awards: Memoir Finalist 2016 Readers' Favorite :Silver Medal for Non-fiction Memoir New York Public Library Top Pick Summer 2017 When Barbara Bracht's mother disappears, she is left a confused child whose blue-collar father is intent upon erasing any memory of her mother. Forced to keep the secret of her mother's existence from her younger brother, Barbara struggles to keep from being crushed under the weight of family secrets as she comes of age and tries to educate herself, despite her father's stance against women's education. The story is not only of loss and resilience, but one showing the power of literature--from Little Orphan Annie to Prince Valiant to the incomparable Nancy Drew --to offer hope where there is little. Told with true literary sensibility, this captivating memoir asks us to consider what it is that parents owe their children, and how far a child need go to make things right for her family., 2017 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award: Silver for Memoir 2017 National Indie Excellence Awards: Finalist 2017 Independent Press Award: Distinguished Favorite for Memoir 2016 Beverly Hills Book Awards: Memoir Finalist 2016 Readers' Favorite Silver Medal for Non-fiction Memoir New York Public Library Top Pick Summer 2017 When Barbara Bracht's mother disappears, she is left a confused child whose blue-collar father is intent upon erasing any memory of her mother. Forced to keep the secret of her mother's existence from her younger brother, Barbara struggles to keep from being crushed under the weight of family secrets as she comes of age and tries to educate herself, despite her father's stance against women's education. The story is not only of loss and resilience, but one showing the power of literature--from Little Orphan Annie to Prince Valiant to the incomparable Nancy Drew --to offer hope where there is little. Told with true literary sensibility, this captivating memoir asks us to consider what it is that parents owe their children, and how far a child need go to make things right for her family.