Looking For Mary: (Or, the Blessed Mother and Me) (Compass) - Softcover

Donofrio, Beverly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140196277 ISBN 13: 9780140196276

Publisher: Penguin, 2001

Synopsis

Entering her fortieth year, Beverly Donofrio, a "lapsed Catholic," inexplicably begins collecting Virgin Mary memorabilia at yard sales. Her search for kitsch, however, soon becomes a spiritual quest, leading her to make a pilgrimage to the holy city of Medjugorje. There, she learns that Mary comes into your life only when pride steps out and receives a bonus: hope. In Looking for Mary, Donofrio offers the universal story about a woman who-in a quest for the Blessed Mother-finds herself.

About this title

Product Description:

Looking for Mary At once a conversion story told by an immediately recognizable girl-like-you-and-me narrator, an irreverent look at the "cult of Mary", and a genuinely moving memoir, "Looking for Mary" is the story of one woman's stumble from darkness into the light. Full description

About the Author:

Beverly Donofrio studied at Wesleyan University, then went on to receive an MFA in creative writing from Columbia University. Her first book, Riding in Cars with Boys, became a cult classic and is currently a feature film starring Drew Barrymore and directed by Penny Marshall. Looking for Mary began as a radio documentary for NPR.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0140196277
• ISBN 13: 9780140196276
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272