Without a Map: A Memoir

“A brave writer of tumultuous beauty.” —Entertainment Weekly
“Beautifully rendered.” —Elle
"A poignant, unflinchingly assured memoir.” —The Boston Globe

This “sobering portrayal” of a pregnant teen exiled from her New Hampshire community is “a testament to the importance of understanding and even forgiving the people who . . . have made us who we are” (O, The Oprah Magazine).

Meredith Hall’s moving but unsentimental memoir begins in 1965, when she becomes pregnant at sixteen. Shunned by he...