Books with author Judith Friedman

An arresting, lyrical memoir about the path the author took—sometimes unwittingly—out of her Mormon upbringing and through a thicket of profound difficulties to become a writer. At twenty-two, Judith Freeman was working in the Mormon church–owned department store in the Utah town where she’d grown up. In the process of divorcing the man she had married at seventeen, she was living in her parents’ house with her four-year-old son, who had already endured two heart surgeries. She had abandoned Mormonism, the faith into which she had been born, and she was having an affair with her son’s surgeon, a married man with three children of his own. It was at this fraught moment that she decided to become a writer. In this moving memoir, Freeman explores the circumstances and choices that informed her course, and those that allowed her to find a way forward. Writing with remarkable candor and insight, she gives us an illuminating, singular portrait of resilience and forgiveness, of memory and hindsight, and of the ways in which we come to identify our truest selves.(With black-and-white photographs throughout.)

We're living a Myth, right now. Maybe always have been.That all the madness happening in the world around us, is part of. Trump, Putin, 9/11 -- it's all there.Yet, it's a Myth we know nothing about.A Sacred Story that began, all the way back, in the beginning. A love story. In its final stages.Screaming for our attention.For anyone wondering, what the hell is going on out there? Ladies & Gentlemen, your wake-up call. Answer it.

It is the age of the elves. It is the age of mystery. Aidan, a child of unique birth and destiny, has traveled with his friends to a land of endless beauty and charm in search of an ancient secret. The Guardians, great dragons that have kept the peace for thousands of years, have disappeared. Where have they gone, and why? A celebration for the ages is at hand, an Elf Princess will soon be revealed, and an old, curious mouse holds the key to it all.

We're living a Myth we know nothing about. That all the craziness that's happening in the world right now, is part of. From 9/11 to Katrina, to the war on women, the annihilation of women; the betrayal by our politicians, our corporations, by those we love; ISIS, Boko Haram, the Taliban, even Donald Trump, all part of this Great Tale. Yet we know nothing about it. The divisiveness that widens by the day -- Our illnesses, our job loss, our heartaches, our misfortunes -- it's all there. Yet it remains a mystery.It's a story as old as time. A passionate love story. Full of betrayal and disloyalty. And a great villain. Or two...or more.It's our story. Your story. A story that's wrapping up. In the final chapter. Screaming for our attention. To act.Before it's too late.For anyone wondering, what the hell is going on out there? Time for some answers.