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Jamie Leigh Lorente discusses her memoir My Three Fathers, about growing up between an absent Cuban birth father, a Cherokee-Jewish soldier father, and an Iranian stepfather, in conversation with
About the Book:
My Three Fathers (Sibylline Press) is a memoir of reckoning, forgiveness, and the fragile work of choosing what to carry forward. Between her absent Cuban immigrant birth father, her adopted Cherokee-Jewish Army soldier father, and her Iranian stepfather, Jamie Leigh Lorente grows up at the crossroads of war, migration, and cultural fracture. Each father offers a different version of love and absence, leaving marks she will spend years trying to understand. Their lives and their stories reveal the generational wounds she inherits and the complicated ways family is both formed and fractured. She thinks about what caused her to marry so young and to the wrong man. As a mother of three sons, she is determined to give them what she never had: stability, presence, a sense of being rooted. Yet as she dismantles the mythologies she has long carried about her fathers, and about herself, she recognizes the patterns she has repeated. Lorente will be joined in conversation by Sonya Lea, author of Wondering Who You Are. Buy the book: https://www.powells.com/events/lorente-9798897400287

Local Event: Powell's Presents: Jamie Leigh Lorente in Conversation with Sonya Lea

Powell's Presents: Jamie Leigh Lorente in...

Jamie Leigh Lorente discusses her memoir My Three Fathers, about growing up between an absent Cuban birth father, a...

Powell's Presents: Jamie Leigh Lorente in Conversation with Sonya Lea

Join CTL for our upcoming Community Electronics Recycling Event! Give your used electronics a second life through certified, environmentally responsible refurbishment or disposal that keeps hazardous materials out of local landfills and protects our planet. Community members are invited to drop off everyday tech including laptops, PCs, and other electronics for free, while select specialty items are accepted for a small fee. Please visit the link for the full list of what we're accepting,&nbsp;complete event details, and location. Free coffee and donuts, while supplies last!&nbsp;

Local Event: Free Electronics Recycling Event!

Free Electronics Recycling Event!

Join CTL for our upcoming Community Electronics Recycling Event! Give your used electronics a second life through certified,...

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Powell's Presents: Jamie Leigh Lorente in Conversation with Sonya Lea

Free Electronics Recycling Event!