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Where the light enters : building a family, discovering myself / Jill Biden.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirsPublisher: Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2021Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Large print editionDescription: 287 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781432888862
  • 1432888862
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Contents:
Prologue -- Family ties -- Pushing boundaries -- Childhood's end -- A real gentleman -- If you have to ask -- Five proposals -- We don't say "step" -- This is your baby -- Discovering my voice -- Becoming a daughter -- Small wonders -- Decisions together -- The table grows -- From friends to family -- Shattered -- Epilogue: Where the light enters.
Summary: "'How did you get this number?' Those were the first words Jill Biden spoke to U.S. senator Joe Biden when he called her out of the blue to ask her on a date. Growing up, Jill had wanted two things: a marriage like her parents'--strong, loving, and full of laughter--and a career. An early heartbreak had left her uncertain about love, until she met Joe. But as they grew closer, Jill faced difficult questions: How would politics shape her family and professional life? And was she ready to become a mother to Joe's two young sons? She soon found herself falling in love with her three "boys," learning to balance life as a mother, wife, educator, and political spouse. Through the challenges of public scrutiny, complicated family dynamics, and personal losses, she grew alongside her family, and she extended the family circle at every turn: with her students, military families, friends and staff at the White House, and more. This is the story of how Jill built a family--and a life--of her own. From the pranks she played to keep everyone laughing to the traditions she formed that would carry them through tragedy, hers is the spirited journey of a woman embracing many roles. Where the Light Enters is a candid, heartwarming glimpse into the creation of a beloved American family, and the life of a woman at its center"-- Provided by publisher.
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Large Print Book Large Print Book Main Library Large Print NonFiction Biden, J. B585 Available 33111010552707
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"How did you get this number?" Those were the first words Jill Biden spoke to U.S. senator Joe Biden when he called her out of the blue to ask her on a date. Growing up, Jill had wanted two things: a happy, loving marriage like her parents had, and a career. An early heartbreak had left Jill uncertain about love, until she met Joe. But as they grew closer, Jill faced difficult questions: How would politics shape her family and professional life? And was she ready to become a mother to Joe's two young sons? This is the story of how Jill built a family - and a life - of her own. Hers is the spirited journey of a woman embracing many roles. Book jacket.

Prologue -- Family ties -- Pushing boundaries -- Childhood's end -- A real gentleman -- If you have to ask -- Five proposals -- We don't say "step" -- This is your baby -- Discovering my voice -- Becoming a daughter -- Small wonders -- Decisions together -- The table grows -- From friends to family -- Shattered -- Epilogue: Where the light enters.

"'How did you get this number?' Those were the first words Jill Biden spoke to U.S. senator Joe Biden when he called her out of the blue to ask her on a date. Growing up, Jill had wanted two things: a marriage like her parents'--strong, loving, and full of laughter--and a career. An early heartbreak had left her uncertain about love, until she met Joe. But as they grew closer, Jill faced difficult questions: How would politics shape her family and professional life? And was she ready to become a mother to Joe's two young sons? She soon found herself falling in love with her three "boys," learning to balance life as a mother, wife, educator, and political spouse. Through the challenges of public scrutiny, complicated family dynamics, and personal losses, she grew alongside her family, and she extended the family circle at every turn: with her students, military families, friends and staff at the White House, and more. This is the story of how Jill built a family--and a life--of her own. From the pranks she played to keep everyone laughing to the traditions she formed that would carry them through tragedy, hers is the spirited journey of a woman embracing many roles. Where the Light Enters is a candid, heartwarming glimpse into the creation of a beloved American family, and the life of a woman at its center"-- Provided by publisher.

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