Away from Home: Letters to My Family

Author: Carter, Lillian,Spann, Gloria Carter
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Category: Biography: General, Diaries, Letters & Journals, Memoirs, Asian History
Book Format: Paperback

Lillian Carter was one of the most loved and admired women in the country. Mother of a president, she was a strong, resolutely independent woman with a mind of her own, determined to bypass the barriers of age and sex.

In these letters to her daughter Gloria that she wrote during her two-year stay in India as a Peace Corps volunteer, we hear the voice of a courageous woman with a sense of humor and an abiding integrity as well as curiosity, who welcomed new customs and fresh faces. Mrs. Carter discovers a determination that brings her peace within herself. And her readers take a daily walk with an extraordinary woman.

Mrs. Carter's letters reveal the ideals, commitment, and emotions of that early generation of Peace Corps volunteers. They are a powerful demonstration of why Jimmy Carter acknowledges the inspiration he drew from his mother, to follow her example.

About Lillian Carter
Lillian Carter was born in 1898 and was the mother of former president Jimmy Carter. She is remembered for her contribution to nursing in her home state of Georgia and as a Peace Corps volunteer in India. She died in 1983.

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SKU BK-9781416576600
Barcode # 9781416576600
Brand Simon & Schuster
Artist / Author Carter, Lillian, Spann, Gloria Carter
Shipping Weight 0.2200kg
Shipping Width 0.140m
Shipping Height 0.010m
Shipping Length 0.210m
Assembled Length 21.100m
Assembled Height 1.200m
Assembled Width 14.400m
Type Paperback

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