The Lost Daughter is a chronicle of her journey back in time, an exploration of fractured family bonds, and a moving epic of self-discovery. Her most courageous trip, though, involved returning to Oakland and reconnecting with her biological mother and family, many of whom she hadn’t seen since the day she left home. Mary’s life since has been one of adventure and opportunity-from hiking the Appalachian Trail solo, working with the Lost Boys of Sudan, and living in the frozen reaches of Antarctica. Fonda grew attached to the bright girl and eventually invited her to become part of her family, becoming the mother Mary never had. For all Mary knew, she was heading down a similar path.īut her life changed when she met Jane Fonda at summer camp in 1978. She's a writer of uncommon clarity and humor, and the arrival of her memoir is cause for celebration.'-Dave Eggers, author of What is the WhatĪs she grew up in 1970s Oakland, California, role models for Mary Williams were few and far between: her father was often in prison, her older sister was a teenage prostitute, and her hot-tempered mother struggled to raise six children alone. She has two strong sons and abiding passions for music, politics, travel, tennis, and wilderness.Ī Sister to Honor has been named one of 20 Great Group Reads for 2015 by the Women's National Book Association, which calls it 'riveting and very relevant.“I always hoped would tell her incredible story.

from Tufts University and lives with her husband, Don Moon, in the Berkshires and in Connecticut, where she is Writer-in-Residence at Trinity College.

Other short fiction and essays have appeared most recently in the New York Times, Missouri Review, Shenandoah, Michigan Quarterly Review, and Georgia Review, and have received recognition from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Faulkner Society, the Fulbright Commission, and the George Bennett Fund, among others. Her memoir 'Unvieling the Prophet: The Misadventures of a Reluctant Debutante' was called Best Book of the Year by the Riverfront Times her novel 'Nerves of the Heart' was a finalist in the Peter Taylor Prize competition her collection 'Leaving the Neighborhood and Other Stories' was the 2000 winner of the Mid-List First Series Award. In addition to her new novel, 'A Sister to Honor,' her novel 'The Lost Daughter,' a Book-of-the-Month pick, was published in February 2012 and has appeared in Poland and China. She is the author of 10 books, mostly fiction.

Louis, Ferriss has lived on both coasts, in the middle, and abroad. Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine St., Kennebunkport.īorn in St. KENNEBUNKPORT - The Pasco Lecture Series will host author Lucy Ferriss at 2 p.m.

The Lost Daughter by Lucy Ferriss