Look at You Now - One Girl's Journey from Shame to Strength

In 1979, Liz Pryor, a good girl from a privileged Chicago family, discovered that she was pregnant. At only 17 years old, her parents were determined to keep this shameful event secret from everyone, even her siblings. One snowy January day, after driving across three states, her mother dropped her off at what Liz believed was a Catholic home for unwed mothers, but was in fact a locked state facility for delinquent pregnant girls.

Over the next six months, alone and isolated from everyone she knew, Liz developed a surprising bond of friendship with the other girls, which led her to question everything she once held true. Told with tenderness, humour and candour, Look at You Now is a deeply moving coming-of-age story that pays tribute to the triumph of the human spirit in times of adversity, and the transcendent power of friendship in the toughest of times.

About the author

Liz Pryor

Summary

For fans of Girl, Interrupted, this is a heartbreaking, tender and riveting memoir about a lifelong secret and a girl finding strength in the most unlikely place.

Foreword

For fans of Girl, Interrupted, this is a heartbreaking, tender and riveting memoir about a lifelong secret and a girl finding strength in the most unlikely place.

Report

A funny, tender and brave coming-of-age tale. People

Product details

• Authors: Liz Pryor
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.08.2017
• EAN: 9781786490483
• ISBN: 978-1-78649-048-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 261 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General, HEALTH & FITNESS / Pregnancy & Childbirth, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Biography: general, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Teenagers, HEALTH & FITNESS / Women's Health, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Motherhood, Family & relationships, Women’s health, Adoption & fostering, Teenagers: advice for parents, Parenting: advice and issues, Pregnancy, birth and baby care: advice and issues, Relationships and families: advice and issues, Gender studies: women and girls