Remember Me As Loving You: A Daughter's Memoir

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In this colorful memoir, Kimberly Childs quests for the love and home her glamorous, alcoholic mother is unable to provide. Jeanne Gibson is a mountain woman with unusual charismaa real-life Holly GoLightlywho marries Broadways meanest producer, David Merrick, and proceeds to self-destruct. Bounced from place to place, Childs grows up in Lady Edens English boarding school, Londons prestigious Savoy Hotel, a Kentucky farm with an outhouse, a Manhattan private girls school, and amidst Broadways theaters.
is a compelling read that will be an inspiration to anyone who has found themselves betrayed by the people they love.

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Kimberly Childss book is a rich reada poignant, occasionally harrowing, but ultimately redemptive account of a life of longing, and not just that of the author but all of us to some degree. It speaks eloquently of how we are often defined by the empty places in our lives, the missing pieces, and presents a compelling and compassionate portrait of the gulf that often exists between how we want life to be and how it actually is, between our reach and our grasp. I offer Childsand her booka high-five for courage and stoutheartedness. Gregg Levoy, author of Vital Signs: Discovering and Sustaining Your Passion for Life and Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life Kimberly Childss beautiful and lyrical writing tells her story of healing and following her heart. She shows us that healing isnt what we think it is but rather a transformation of the heart. Peggy Tabor Millin, author of Writing in Circles: A Celebration of Womens Writing, Marys Way: Cultivating a Peaceful Heart in Trying Times, and Women, Writing and Soul-Making: Creativity and the Sacred Feminine "Kimberly Childs memoir chronicles the authors journey through London, Appalachian Kentucky, New York and 1960s San Francisco, decades and an internal landscape of longing and growing awareness, as she navigates the perilous relationship with her dazzling, vivacious but alcoholic mother and its devastating consequences on her life. It is an excellent read for anyone interested in the journey towards wholeness and the human hearts capacity for overcoming the imprint of a damaging childhood, told against the backdrop of vivid and varied places and times." WNC Woman

Author Bio

Kimberly Child graduated from Adelphi University with a masters degree in social work. She has worked as a psychotherapist and fiber artist, and is a former small business owner. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina with her husband and dog.