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Uphill Walkers - Portrait of a Family (Paperback, 1st pbk. ed)
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Uphill Walkers - Portrait of a Family (Paperback, 1st pbk. ed)
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In 1952, Madeleine Blais's father died suddenly, leaving his
pregnant wife and their five young children to face their future
alone. Uphill Walkers is the story of how the Blais family pulled
together to survive and ultimately thrive in an era when a
single-parent family was almost unheard-of. As they came of age in
an Irish-American household that often struggled to make ends meet,
the Blais children would rise again and again above all obstacles
-- at every step of the way inspired by a mother who expected much
but gave even more, as she saved and sacrificed to provide each
child with the same education they would have received had their
father lived. Beautiful, heartbreaking, and full of wonderful
insights about sisterhood, brotherhood, and the ties that bind us
together, Uphill Walkers is a moving portrait of the love it takes
to succeed against the odds -- and what it means to be a family.
"In plain-spoken prose ... Uphill Walkers has a remarkable dignity
and eloquence." -- Carmela Ciuraru, USA Today "Beautiful ... This
is the story of a family, united by blood, pride, and the bonds
that defy logic." -- Ellen Kanner, The Miami Herald "Scrupulously
candid and deeply compassionate...." -- Reeve Lindbergh, The
Washington Post Book World
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