{"product_id":"orphan-spirit-maria-star-9781491744857","title":"Orphan Spirit: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor Maria Star developed in a schizophrenic's womb for nine months. After Maria was born, she was given to the Children's Aid Society and subsequently experienced life in six foster homes before being adopted. In Orphan Spirit, she narrates the story of her life and how her early abandonment affected her, including her childhood and subsequent psychological treatment and healing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this memoir, Maria tells how she sailed through childhood but the onset of adolescence opened the way for the buried trauma to come to the surface. She shares how she scrambled through twenty years of dysfunctional relationships, addictions, chaos, a cancer diagnosis, and the birth of two children of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough the stories told in \u003ci\u003eOrphan Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e, Maria's hope is that her journey will provide insight and comfort to others. She wants anyone who has been debilitated by shame, isolation, and secrets to know they are not alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Star\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1491744855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491744857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Maria Star","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439406723327,"sku":"9781491744857","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_286a4829-acba-421b-9052-4997cdd0440c.jpg?v=1777177443","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/orphan-spirit-maria-star-9781491744857","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}