#1601 – Sarah McColl

The Book Show

Mar 26 2019 | 00:25:00

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Show Notes

Mining the dual losses of both her young marriage and her beloved mother, debut author Sarah McColl confronts her identity as a woman, walking lightly in the footsteps of the woman who came before her and clinging fast to the joy she left behind. Her new book is: “Joy Enough: A Memoir.”

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