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Irene is a 35yr. retired NYC English teacher, who received her BA, MA and Administrative Degrees at Herbert H. Lehman College and The College of New Rochelle. Born, raised and educated in the Bronx and NYC Suburbs; she now resides in Rockland County, NY with her husband and family. Guidance and Special Education were an integral part of her career; understanding that the whole child must be considered throughout their school life and into adulthood. Though her saga set out to honor those who nourished her personal growth, it emerged into a story many could benefit from. There is light at the end of the tunnel with hope, determination, the power of love and a little spiritual influence along the way.
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Nobody's Like Me: A Bronx Girl's Memoir
by Irene Abruzzese

Overview


A nostalgic, spiritual, poetic mood is evoked with poignant, touching empathy , for this saga of Girlhood to Womanhood. It is an inter - generational journey of life's struggles, especially for a girl, raised by her grandmother and aunts after her mother's death. Growing up Jewish in varied ethnic neighborhoods, during the 1950's and late sixties, is only part of their intertwined lives. A mystical thread of love and a desire to belong, provides hope across cultures, now and in the hereafter.
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Nobody's Like Me is a search for self, while simultaneously a tribute to women, family and the positive forces of love over generations. It exposes the raw emotions of a young girl, more spiritual than religious, who attempts to find her place in a world of non-Jews and within her own cultural group. Prejudice, isolation, ostracism, sexuality and lack of identity prevailed, as she moved from predominantly Irish neighborhoods in the Bronx, to her so-called own, safe haven of the Van Cortlandt, Amalgamated Housing area. The fire of this saga was further fueled by the awakenings of the fifties, the explosion of the sixties and her own tumultuous home. Nobody's Like Me intimately and magically reveals common trials and tribulations unified by the significant people and events, influencing one's life. They are fated, should you believe, with a bit of the paranormal. Throughout the passages, a spider- like web emerges that entraps, enwraps and exposes the beauty in both life and death. So embrace the cycle, peer through this window, travel beside those within and hopefully benefit through the journey together. YOU MAY JUST FIND A PIECE OF YOURSELF !
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Overview


A nostalgic, spiritual, poetic mood is evoked with poignant, touching empathy , for this saga of Girlhood to Womanhood. It is an inter - generational journey of life's struggles, especially for a girl, raised by her grandmother and aunts after her mother's death. Growing up Jewish in varied ethnic neighborhoods, during the 1950's and late sixties, is only part of their intertwined lives. A mystical thread of love and a desire to belong, provides hope across cultures, now and in the hereafter.

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Description


Nobody's Like Me is a search for self, while simultaneously a tribute to women, family and the positive forces of love over generations. It exposes the raw emotions of a young girl, more spiritual than religious, who attempts to find her place in a world of non-Jews and within her own cultural group. Prejudice, isolation, ostracism, sexuality and lack of identity prevailed, as she moved from predominantly Irish neighborhoods in the Bronx, to her so-called own, safe haven of the Van Cortlandt, Amalgamated Housing area. The fire of this saga was further fueled by the awakenings of the fifties, the explosion of the sixties and her own tumultuous home. Nobody's Like Me intimately and magically reveals common trials and tribulations unified by the significant people and events, influencing one's life. They are fated, should you believe, with a bit of the paranormal. Throughout the passages, a spider- like web emerges that entraps, enwraps and exposes the beauty in both life and death. So embrace the cycle, peer through this window, travel beside those within and hopefully benefit through the journey together. YOU MAY JUST FIND A PIECE OF YOURSELF !

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Book details

Genre:BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Subgenre:Personal Memoirs

Language:English

Pages:344

eBook ISBN:9781098321390

Paperback ISBN:9781483577289


Overview


A nostalgic, spiritual, poetic mood is evoked with poignant, touching empathy , for this saga of Girlhood to Womanhood. It is an inter - generational journey of life's struggles, especially for a girl, raised by her grandmother and aunts after her mother's death. Growing up Jewish in varied ethnic neighborhoods, during the 1950's and late sixties, is only part of their intertwined lives. A mystical thread of love and a desire to belong, provides hope across cultures, now and in the hereafter.

Read more

Description


Nobody's Like Me is a search for self, while simultaneously a tribute to women, family and the positive forces of love over generations. It exposes the raw emotions of a young girl, more spiritual than religious, who attempts to find her place in a world of non-Jews and within her own cultural group. Prejudice, isolation, ostracism, sexuality and lack of identity prevailed, as she moved from predominantly Irish neighborhoods in the Bronx, to her so-called own, safe haven of the Van Cortlandt, Amalgamated Housing area. The fire of this saga was further fueled by the awakenings of the fifties, the explosion of the sixties and her own tumultuous home. Nobody's Like Me intimately and magically reveals common trials and tribulations unified by the significant people and events, influencing one's life. They are fated, should you believe, with a bit of the paranormal. Throughout the passages, a spider- like web emerges that entraps, enwraps and exposes the beauty in both life and death. So embrace the cycle, peer through this window, travel beside those within and hopefully benefit through the journey together. YOU MAY JUST FIND A PIECE OF YOURSELF !

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About the author


Irene is a 35yr. retired NYC English teacher, who received her BA, MA and Administrative Degrees at Herbert H. Lehman College and The College of New Rochelle. Born, raised and educated in the Bronx and NYC Suburbs; she now resides in Rockland County, NY with her husband and family. Guidance and Special Education were an integral part of her career; understanding that the whole child must be considered throughout their school life and into adulthood. Though her saga set out to honor those who nourished her personal growth, it emerged into a story many could benefit from. There is light at the end of the tunnel with hope, determination, the power of love and a little spiritual influence along the way.

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