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Maureen Stanton

Reviews ~ Body Leaping Backward

People Magazine ~ "A blazingly important memoir about the possibility of change."

BookPage ~ "Eloquent...mesmerizing... an intelligent and informative read for anyone, young or old, trying to make sense of teenage rebellion. Body leaping Backward is a well-told, insightful memoir that could hardly be more relevant today."

Kirkus ~ "Powerful and probing, Stanton's book offers a sharp portrait of a wayward girl 'leaping backward' into disaster. Along the way, she reveals the way individuals are as much a product of time and place as they are of the families to which they belong. A compellingly honest coming-of-age memoir."

Booklist ~ "Stanton's engaging memoir has a strong sense of place and time, transporting readers to the tumultuous 1970s as experienced in suburbia...Great choice for memoir readers and anyone interested in the '70s."

Boston Globe ~ "Sharp, candid, and deeply felt, her story shows the way our upbringings live on in our blood."

Shelf Awareness ~ "Memorable and beautiful -- people will certainly pay attention now."

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Lowell Sun ~ "Stanton negotiates beautifully the space between revelation, acceptance and forgiveness...an honest and brave book that has the potential to hep those struggling today with addiction, substance abuse or mental-health issues."

America Magazine ~ "Stanton writes with crystalline prose and a storyteller's verve that makes this memoir linger and reverberate in the reader's mind."

San Francisco Book Review ~ "Captivating and gripping. An indelible story of love, heartache, addiction, and revival, it's unquestionably a page-turner."

BookRiot's Audio Review - 16:07

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The Story Behind the Book ~ Boston Globe

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WBUR's "Radio Boston" with Tiziana Dearing

"Hard highway of the 1970s" with Jim Bleikamp WCME

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NBC Newscenter Maine "207" with Rob Caldwell

207 with Rob Caldwell interview page

Addicted Mind Podcast

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Reviews ~ Killer Stuff and Tons of Money

Washington Post review Killer Stuff and Tons of Money

Kirkus review Killer Stuff and Tons of Money

Bookpage review Killer Stuff and Tons of Money

Kenyon Review ~ Killer Stuff and Tons of Money

Interviews ~ Killer Stuff and tons of Money

On Point with Tom Ashbrook NPR

Mays Antiques Market Brimfield MA

Collector's Weekly Interview

Jimmy DeCaprio with Maureen Stanton at Brimfield Blues Brothers

All Things Considered with Laura Sullivan NPR

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