Marianne is an actress who appeared in The Sopranos, a screenwriter, and an essayist published in The Boston Globe. She has also written the passion–filled memoir Knowing Jesse: A Mother's Story of Grief, Grace, and Everyday Bliss.
In fiercely honest, surprisingly funny, and sometimes heartbreaking prose, Marianne, chronicles her transformation by the remarkable life and untimely death of her son Jesse. An unforgettable memoir of joy, grief, and triumph, Knowing Jesse unlocks the secret of unconditional love and speaks to all families who strive to do right by their children.
Jesse Cooper was an honor-roll student who loved to windsurf and write poetry. He also had severe cerebral palsy and was quadriplegic, unable to speak, and wracked by seizures. He died suddenly at age seventeen.
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Marianne lives in Massachusetts with her husband, Academy Award winning actor Chris Cooper, and their two rescue dogs.
Copies of Knowing Jesse will be available for purchase and signing the night of the event by Dick Haley of Haley’s Booksellers
