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Halfway Home
Halfway Home
Author: Mary Sheldon
Alexis Donleavy has it all: wealth, a successful husband, and a top-notch career in New York City. Yet some days she grieves for the happiness that eludes her. And every day she desperately longs for her mother, Maggie. Growing up dirt-poor in West Texas, Maggie Royal aimed for greatness - and as a Hollywood actress, she achieved it. Now, decade...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780758200549
ISBN-10: 0758200544
Publication Date: 3/1/2003
Pages: 360
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3.9 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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I loved this book! Very hard to put down. Read it in one day.
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Great book, very well written. Makes you appreciate your mom!
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Alexis Donleavy has it all: wealth, a successful husband, and a top notch career in new york city. yet some days she dreams of escaping her empty, psssionless marriage. some days she grieves for the happiness that eludes her. and every day she desperatly longs for her mother, maggie... growning up dirt-poor in west texas, maggie royal aimed for greatness- and as a hollywood actress, she achieved it. now, decades later, she has agreed to a rare, revealing interview. from her home in paris. slowly, painfully, the memories pour forth.. until she must finally relive the moment she abandonmed her eight-year-old daughter. in halfway home, mary sheldon has created a brilliantly insightful story of regret and reconciliaion, and of two people whose lives are forever, fatefully entwined.


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