Rocky Trail but Steady Feet: A Memoir

By Lois Shelton

Lois Shelton was raised by a "Rosie the Riveter" mother who was an orphan of immigrant parents. They moved 11 times before Shelton's high school graduation. The book follows Shelton's mother as she tried to keep her and her siblings alive in the north woods with no electricity or running water, then juxtaposes those struggles with stories of Shelton raising herself in a 1950s Chicago suburb. Lacking family input, Lois was left to put the pieces of her life back together on her own. When she first began writing her memoir decades ago, she had to stop because it was too painful. This memoir is her opportunity to unearth frightful events and make sense of her life struggles. Every life experience has value, but some take longer to find their value. "Rocky Trail But Steady Feet" will inspire women who are finding their way in life or looking back and trying to gain perspective on their pasts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1667845489
• ISBN13: 9781667845487
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Bookbaby
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.