{"product_id":"always-there-always-gone-a-daughters-search-for-truth-paperback","title":"Always There, Always Gone: A Daughter's Search for Truth - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarty Ross-Dolen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Natasha Trethewey and Maggie Smith, a mother-daughter story of multigenerational trauma, grief, discovery, and love, with the backdrops of an historic American tragedy and an iconic family business, written in lyrical, fragmented form\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1960, six years before Marty Ross-Dolen was born, her maternal grandparents were killed in an airline disaster involving the collision of two commercial jets over New York City. They were traveling from Columbus, Ohio, to seek placement for their family's iconic magazine, \u003ci\u003eHighlights for Children\u003c\/i\u003e, on the newsstands. Their daughter--Marty's mother--was fourteen years old at the time. This genre-bending memoir tells Marty's story of being raised by a mother in protracted mourning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fragmented narrative explores Marty's journey, from personal ways of coping as a child to the evolution of a mother-daughter relationship that matured over time. It is also about her longing to know her maternal grandmother, and through saved letters and photographs from her grandmother's life, she enters a fantastical relationship that serves to replace one that otherwise could never exist. Ultimately it is about the discovery of truth, in unearthing the story of her grandparents' deaths and her mother's acute loss, in freeing her grandmother's image from the weight of a tragic death, and in Marty's own delivery from darkness. Beyond that, it is about universal life choices, the ways human beings unknowingly determine their destinies, and the healing powers of truth and love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarty Ross-Dolen\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of Wellesley College and Albert Einstein College of Medicine and is a retired child and adolescent psychiatrist. She holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Prior to her time at VCFA, she participated in graduate-level workshops at The Ohio State University. Her essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eNorth Dakota Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRedivider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLilith\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWillow Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Brevity Blog, among others. Her essay entitled \"Diphtheria\" was named a notable essay in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Essays \u003c\/i\u003eseries. She teaches writing and lives in Columbus, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.98 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52774474678605,"sku":"9781647428914","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/bCPzko6gQO9781647428914.webp?v=1763139098","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/always-there-always-gone-a-daughters-search-for-truth-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}