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Truly one of those memoirs that if you're not laughing you're
crying, Ron Craig's debut, Knitting with Daisy, is an emotional
tribute to his mother and offers equal measures of good fortune and
heartache, as well as joy and sorrow. Here is a truly American tale
of survival and perseverance-it's a testament of one family's
ability to weather the tough times and celebrate the genuinely
sweeter moments. After escaping Hitler's Austria, Daisy made it to
the United States with her family. Thinking she's found the man of
her dreams, from here, she marries quickly, but her life is
destined to be anything but quiet-or trouble-free. Her husband's
mental illness destroys their marriage and leaves Daisy with four
mouths to feed-the youngest just a few days old. Readers watch as
Daisy's instincts kick in again and she moves forward with life
fully focused on survival and raising the children who bring such
happiness and light to her life. The eldest is a free-spirited
biker hippie who never wanted the 1960s to end. He would later
convert from Judaism to Christianity and try to push his family to
do the same. The second son, the exact opposite, an overachiever
who would know great business success at a very young age and enjoy
celebrity friends, while Daisy's only daughter would struggle with
great tragedy. It is the youngest son who pens this memoir; it's
his perspective that captures it all. There are many successes to
celebrate, though tragedies and an untimely death create dark
chasms. Through it, Daisy, as well as her children, proves to be
survivors of this crazy thing called life.
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