Simpatico: A Collection of Love Letters to My Mother
Simpatico: A Collection of Love Letters to My Mother
by Joan Parsons Kuraitis
Hardcover
Biography - Family - Literary Collection
104 pages
ISBN: 9781943331499
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Thirty years since the death of her dear mother, Kuraitis writes the story of their lives, and the strong unbreakable bond they shared. Simpatico clearly defines their approach to people, music, pop culture, literature, and style. Now, as a final tribute to the only woman she will ever call Mom, Kuraitis lovingly describes their journey with honesty, humor, and devotion. It’s a true mother-daughter relationship that endures the test of time.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Joan Kuraitis migrated to Ohio for college, then settled in Texas, Illinois, Iowa, and now Wisconsin. Educated at Kent State University, having earned a doctoral degree in Higher Educational Administration, the author enjoyed numerous positions in the classroom, and as an educational leader, throughout her thirty-three year career. Currently, Dr. Kuraitis resides in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, with her husband of forty-three years.
REVIEWS:
“Simpatico takes the reader on a wonderful journey of the ever-evolving parent/child relationship and offers an interesting snapshot of the decade-by-decade transformation of 20th-century American society.”
- Mark Concannon, four-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and author of Mettle & Honor: Wisconsin Stories from the Battlefield
“Simpatico is a wonderfully heartfelt memoir of two lives in simpler times that only hints at darker currents beneath the surface and over the horizon – the way life worked before reality TV.”
-Douglas Armstrong, author of Even Sunflowers Cast Shadows, awarded Best Novel of 2010 by the Council for Wisconsin Writers
ABOUT JOAN KURAITIS
Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Joan Kuraitis migrated to Ohio for college, then settled in Texas, Illinois, Iowa, and now Wisconsin. Educated at Kent State University, having earned a doctoral degree in Higher Educational Administration, the author enjoyed numerous positions in the classroom, and as an educational leader, throughout her thirty-three year career. Currently, Dr. Kuraitis resides in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, with her husband of forty-six years.