A review by heyjude1965
Bastards: A Memoir by Mary Anna King

4.0

Seems memoirs are my thing; this is the second one I finished in a week. An interesting read about hard things. I'm thinking hard things make interesting lives. The author was one of 7 kids born of a dysfunctional "family"in NJ. The children are given up for adoption either at birth or later, but find each other eventually. Their mother chose life for them in a situation where death would have been easier. That took something, even in light of all her other failings. She chose life and sought a better childhood for her children than she could provide. That takes something. Not perfection, but that doesn't exist this side of Paradise.