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Narrated from both the mother's and daughter's perspective, a compelling memoir describes the life of a teenage runaway; her mother's journey into the dark and sinister underbelly of drugs, pimps, and violence to find and rescue her daughter; and the daughter's struggle back to life in a harsh-but-loving boot camp school in which she overcame self-hatred and depression to find herself. 40,000 first printing.
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"Best mother-daughter memoir." -- Glamour
Best mother-daughter memoir. --Glamour
"Best mother-daughter memoir."--Glamour
"A rare, visceral reading experience....Offering lessons in living, loving, and accepting responsibility that could benefit every reader."--Edwin John Wintle, author of Breakfast with Tiffany: An Uncle's Memoir
"A nightmarish saga of a teenage runaway in L.A. ends triumphantly. . . . Heart-wrenching, honest dialogue."--Publishers Weekly
"A powerful and moving story of two brave women who struggled through darkness into the light."--Susan Forward, Ph.D., author of Toxic Parents
"One of those rare books I could hardly put down until I finished. . . . Brilliant--and often funny, too!"--Leah Komaiko, author of Am I Old Yet?
"Come Back is a testament to the power of the love between a mother and a daughter."--New York Times Book Review
"We strongly recommend this powerful mother-daughter memoir...Intense, shocking, and ultimately triumphant..."--Barnes & Noble
Come Back is a testament to the power of the love between a mother and a daughter. --New York Times Book Review"
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Best mother-daughter memoir. --Glamour
"Best mother-daughter memoir."--Glamour
"A rare, visceral reading experience....Offering lessons in living, loving, and accepting responsibility that could benefit every reader."--Edwin John Wintle, author of Breakfast with Tiffany: An Uncle's Memoir
"A nightmarish saga of a teenage runaway in L.A. ends triumphantly. . . . Heart-wrenching, honest dialogue."--Publishers Weekly
"A powerful and moving story of two brave women who struggled through darkness into the light."--Susan Forward, Ph.D., author of Toxic Parents
"One of those rare books I could hardly put down until I finished. . . . Brilliant--and often funny, too!"--Leah Komaiko, author of Am I Old Yet?
"Come Back is a testament to the power of the love between a mother and a daughter."--New York Times Book Review
"We strongly recommend this powerful mother-daughter memoir...Intense, shocking, and ultimately triumphant..."--Barnes & Noble
Come Back is a testament to the power of the love between a mother and a daughter. --New York Times Book Review"
Claire Fontaine and Mia Fontaine are the coauthors of the bestselling memoir Come Back: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and Back.
A former screenwriter, Claire divides her time between the United States and Europe, where she is researching a historical novel and doing a comparative analysis of les eclairs au chocolat de Paris. She is also a certified relationship coach and a certified life coach.
A popular motivational speaker, Mia has written for the New York Times, Huffington Post, Ms. magazine, and Atlantic Online, and is currently at work on a narrative nonfiction book that combines four of her greatest interests: travel, human behavior, history, and culture. She lives in New York City.
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- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0060792167
- ISBN 13 9780060792169
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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