Growing up Moffett: The Rise and Fall of Innocence in a Pathos Plagued Year by Sarah E. Moffett

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  • Publisher: FaithWalk Publishing
  • Pub. Date: April 2007
  • ISBN-13: 9781932902655
  • Sales Rank: 653,238
  • 209pp
 
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Synopsis

A Gen-Y, coming of age memoir about a family encountering and overcoming tragedy through the eyes of their precocious and witty daughter. In a writing style somewhere between Harper Lee and Sarah Vowell, author Sarah E. Moffett recalls the time when, at age twelve, the life of her family suddenly began to unravel after a simple phone call from a dying family member. What follows is a struggle to retain faith, hope, and love in the midst of inexplicable death and loss. Growing Up Moffett is written from a child's perspective, yet embraces the darkness that comes with the loss of innocence and the beginning of grasping death on an intimate level at an early age.

About the Author:
Sarah E. Moffett is a twenty-six year old attorney working for a Washington D.C. area law firm

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Number of Reviews: 5
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Customer Rating for this product is 5 out of 5 Great book--grabs you right away
Arlington Mom, A reviewer, 07/26/2007

This is a very reader friendly book. Great for book clubs. Funny and touching. It will make you laugh, cry, and remember your own childhood.

Customer Rating for this product is 5 out of 5 I adored this book
book.of.the.moment (reviewer), A reviewer, 07/26/2007

I adored this book. From the first page through until the last, I was completely taken by the words I read. I laughed out loud several times (and earned strange looks from those around me) and I even cried. I couldn't put the book down, but I wanted to...only because I wanted the experience of reading it to last longer. Yep, that good. The story is told from the perspective of a young girl growing up in a family filled with closeness, happiness and trust. It's full of anecdotes and humor, and at some point or other will remind most any reader of their own childhood. As Sarah, our trusty narrator, grows up, so too does the tone of the story. Everything changes one afternoon with a phone call--a phone call with news of a dying family member. Suddenly death becomes a prevelant part of Sarah's world...and we watch as her outlook on life changes. Through it all though, Sarah is witty and intelligent. You can't help but identify with her as she reminds you of parts of yourself that you had forgotten about. I can't say enough good things about 'Growing Up Moffett,' you need to read it for yourself to see what I mean. Its one of the best coming of age memoirs I have read in...well, ever, and you'll adore it too.

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