Lifesaving Lessons: Notes from an Accidental Mother

By Linda Greenlaw

Book Overview

New York Times-bestselling author Linda Greenlaw tells of her greatest challenge: adopting a teenage daughter

The only female swordfish boat captain in the country and a survivor of the real Perfect Storm, Linda Greenlaw was not a woman to shy away from a challenge. Then came fifteen-year-old Mariah--the greatest force of nature Greenlaw has ever encountered. In this chronicle of becoming a mother to a troubled teenage girl, Greenlaw's fans will be delighted by her trademark candor and down-to-earth style of storytelling, and will see a side of her that's never been revealed before. New readers, and any parent of a teenage daughter, will find much to empathize with in this brave and heartfelt new memoir.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143125125
• ISBN13: 9780143125129
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher