Where the light enters building a family, discovering myself
(2021)

Nonfiction

Large Type

Call Numbers:
LARGE TYPE/MEMOIR/BIDEN,J

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Large Type LARGE TYPE/MEMOIR/BIDEN,J Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2021
©2021
EDITION
Large print edition
DESCRIPTION

287 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781432888862, 1432888862 :, 1432888862, 9781432888862
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Prologue -- Family ties -- Pushing boundaries -- Childhood's end -- A real gentleman -- If you have to ask -- Five proposals -- We don't say "step" -- This is your baby -- Discovering my voice -- Becoming a daughter -- Small wonders -- Decisions together -- The table grows -- From friends to family -- Shattered -- Epilogue: Where the light enters

"'How did you get this number?' Those were the first words Jill Biden spoke to U.S. senator Joe Biden when he called her out of the blue to ask her on a date. Growing up, Jill had wanted two things: a marriage like her parents'--strong, loving, and full of laughter--and a career. An early heartbreak had left her uncertain about love, until she met Joe. But as they grew closer, Jill faced difficult questions: How would politics shape her family and professional life? And was she ready to become a mother to Joe's two young sons? She soon found herself falling in love with her three "boys," learning to balance life as a mother, wife, educator, and political spouse. Through the challenges of public scrutiny, complicated family dynamics, and personal losses, she grew alongside her family, and she extended the family circle at every turn: with her students, military families, friends and staff at the White House, and more. This is the story of how Jill built a family--and a life--of her own. From the pranks she played to keep everyone laughing to the traditions she formed that would carry them through tragedy, hers is the spirited journey of a woman embracing many roles. Where the Light Enters is a candid, heartwarming glimpse into the creation of a beloved American family, and the life of a woman at its center"--