Description: When Amber discovers cardboard boxes containing a lifetime of her mother's journals and letters, she realizes she's been given a rare chance to unlock the enigma that had been her mother--but will her mother's writings reveal the woman she remembers, or someone else altogether? Not the Mother I Remember tells the story of a sensitive girl raised by an exceptional and unconventional woman during a time of social change, gradually exposing the true nature of their relationship and their extraordinary bonds.
Brief description: Amber Lea Starfire is an author, editor, and teacher with a passion for helping others write their stories. Author of Week by Week: A Year's Worth of Journaling Prompts and coeditor of Times They Were A-Changing: Women Remember the '60s & '70s, her personal essays, creative nonfiction, and poetry have also appeared in anthologies and literary journals. When she's not writing, Amber enjoys the wine and weather in Napa, California.