Wildflower

By Teresa Van Woy,

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★★★★★

#1 Bestseller on Amazon for 3 years!!!

Honorable Mention in "San Francisco Book Festival" Finalist in "International Book Awards""A gripping account of triumph over adversity that may inspire you to 'dream an impossible dream!'” -Martha Quinn, original MTV VJ, host of the Martha Quinn Morning Show on iHeart80s @…

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1 author picked Wildflower as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I read this book in two sittings. I could not put it down. Not only is the author a fine writer, but she tells a compelling story of her childhood and resilience. An unknown author, her book was as similar and compelling as The Glass Castle and as Uneducated as The Liar’s Club—the voice of a plucky young girl telling us her tale in an uncynical voice while revealing the troubled lives of the adults who cannot seem to raise her and her siblings.

When I read it, her book was published at the same time as my own,…

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