Miriam's World --and Mine
Mother of Bombing Victim Chronicles Journey from Grief to Grace Despite Justice Undone and Political Betrayal.

�I plan to sing and dance my way through life, become internationally famous and live happily ever after,� Miriam Wolfe wrote in her high school yearbook. But her dreams ended brutally in December 1988. Returning home from a Syracuse University semester in London, she died in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Join Rosemary on her jagged journey from the grief of losing her only child to renewed courage inspired by Miriam�s legacy of love, humor, idealism�and a zillion friendships! Miriam�s World�and Mine brings us up to the present, revealing the harrowing Pan Am legal crises. Most anguishing of all is the convicted Libyan bomber's release, truly a betrayal of the 270 Flight 103 victims. How can a mother let go of anger when governments value politics over the lives of our innocent loved ones?

But wrapped around these nightmares, you�ll find comfort and joy in the array of families� memorials: scholarships, sculptures, a baseball field, and the Syracuse University Remembrance Quilt. Curl up with Miriam�s wisdom and wit in her entertaining stories, poems, diaries and essays.
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Miriam's World --and Mine
Mother of Bombing Victim Chronicles Journey from Grief to Grace Despite Justice Undone and Political Betrayal.

�I plan to sing and dance my way through life, become internationally famous and live happily ever after,� Miriam Wolfe wrote in her high school yearbook. But her dreams ended brutally in December 1988. Returning home from a Syracuse University semester in London, she died in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Join Rosemary on her jagged journey from the grief of losing her only child to renewed courage inspired by Miriam�s legacy of love, humor, idealism�and a zillion friendships! Miriam�s World�and Mine brings us up to the present, revealing the harrowing Pan Am legal crises. Most anguishing of all is the convicted Libyan bomber's release, truly a betrayal of the 270 Flight 103 victims. How can a mother let go of anger when governments value politics over the lives of our innocent loved ones?

But wrapped around these nightmares, you�ll find comfort and joy in the array of families� memorials: scholarships, sculptures, a baseball field, and the Syracuse University Remembrance Quilt. Curl up with Miriam�s wisdom and wit in her entertaining stories, poems, diaries and essays.
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Miriam's World --and Mine

Miriam's World --and Mine

by Rosemary Mild
Miriam's World --and Mine

Miriam's World --and Mine

by Rosemary Mild

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Mother of Bombing Victim Chronicles Journey from Grief to Grace Despite Justice Undone and Political Betrayal.

�I plan to sing and dance my way through life, become internationally famous and live happily ever after,� Miriam Wolfe wrote in her high school yearbook. But her dreams ended brutally in December 1988. Returning home from a Syracuse University semester in London, she died in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Join Rosemary on her jagged journey from the grief of losing her only child to renewed courage inspired by Miriam�s legacy of love, humor, idealism�and a zillion friendships! Miriam�s World�and Mine brings us up to the present, revealing the harrowing Pan Am legal crises. Most anguishing of all is the convicted Libyan bomber's release, truly a betrayal of the 270 Flight 103 victims. How can a mother let go of anger when governments value politics over the lives of our innocent loved ones?

But wrapped around these nightmares, you�ll find comfort and joy in the array of families� memorials: scholarships, sculptures, a baseball field, and the Syracuse University Remembrance Quilt. Curl up with Miriam�s wisdom and wit in her entertaining stories, poems, diaries and essays.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940013453791
Publisher: Larry Mild
Publication date: 12/01/2011
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 242
File size: 17 MB
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About the Author

Rosemary Mild, mother of Miriam Luby Wolfe, is an award-winning essayist and coauthor of novels and short stories with her husband, Larry Mild. Rosemary's essays have appeared in the Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, Washington Woman, Generations and elsewhere. A graduate of Smith College, she also gives talks on "From Hurt to Healing: Writing Your Personal Story."
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