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Hyperion
February 2008
On Sale: February 5, 2008
320 pages
ISBN: 1401303226
EAN: 9781401303228
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Non-Fiction Memoir
From the moment he was born, Andrew Bridge and his mother
Hope shared a love so deep that it felt like nothing else
mattered. Trapped in desperate poverty and confronted with
unthinkable tragedies, all Andrew ever wanted was to be
with his mom. But as her mental health steadily declined,
and with no one else left to care for him, authorities
arrived and tore Andrew from his screaming mother's arms.
In that moment, the life he knew came crashing down around
him. He was only seven years old.Hope was
institutionalized, and Andrew was placed in what would be
his devastating reality for the next eleven years--foster
care. After surviving one of our country's most notorious
children's facilities, Andrew was thrust into a savagely
loveless foster family that refused to accept him as one
of their own. Deprived of the nurturing he needed, Andrew
clung to academics and the kindness of teachers. All the
while, he refused to surrender the love he held for his
mother in his heart. Ultimately, Andrew earned a
scholarship to Wesleyan, went on to Harvard Law School,
and became a Fulbright Scholar. Andrew has dedicated his
life's work to helping children living in poverty and in
the foster care system. He defied the staggering odds set
against him, and here in this heartwrenching, brutally
honest, and inspirational memoir, he reveals who Hope's
boy really is.
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