Another Place at the Table by Kathy Harrison

Another Place at the Table by Kathy Harrison

The startling and ultimately uplifting narrative of one woman's thirteen-year experience as a foster parent.

For more than a decade, Kathy Harrison has sheltered a shifting cast of troubled youngsters-the offspring of prostitutes and addicts; the sons and daughters of abusers; and teenage parents who aren't equipped for parenthood. All this, in addition to raising her three biological sons and two adopted daughters. What would motivate someone to give herself over to constant, largely uncompensated chaos? For Harrison, the answer is easy.

Another Place at the Table is the story of life at our social services' front lines, centered on three children who, when they come together in Harrison's home, nearly destroy it. It is the frank first-person story of a woman whose compassionate best intentions for a child are sometimes all that stand between violence and redemption.

Kathy Harrison is the author of Prepping 101, Just In Case, Another Seat at the Table, and One Little Boat, as well as other books. She is a national spokeswoman for both family readiness and foster parenting, touring and giving seminars. She's been on The Today Show, Oprah, National Geographic's Doomsday Preppers, and NPR. She resides in western Massachusetts with her family.

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ISBN 13	9781585422821
ISBN 10	1585422827
Title	Another Place at the Table
Author	Kathy Harrison
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2004-05-24
Number of pages	240
Prizes	Commended for Books for a Better Life (First Book) 2003
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.