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A love unlike any other, but it's not what you think. A woman recalls her first love in early 1960s Brooklyn. The only child of a hard-working immigrant couple, Masha ricochets between Mama's strict discipline and Papa's unconditional love and protection. She adores Papa, who shields her from real and imagined threats-and occasionally from Mama-as he gently guides her through the triumphs and troubles of kid-dom. Papa is the only one privy to Masha's innermost thoughts, feelings, fears, and secrets, and is the rudder that gently guides her through the sometimes choppy waters of her young life. Through his stories and by example, Papa tenderly nurtures Masha into becoming a self-assured girl who packs a great right jab and knows that no obstacle is too great for her to overcome. Masha's self-confidence cocoon, though, depends heavily on the strength and permanence of Papa's support and backing, something she takes for granted and assumes always will be true . . . . . . until Masha's best and worst day collide on the same date and transform her life forever.

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I lost myself in the world of Maria Casey's Brooklyn Bound. I could smell the smoke of her beloved Papa's unfiltered Camel cigarettes and feel the heat rising from the New York city sidewalks as the music of the ice cream truck drew children like the Pied Piper of Hamelin. A beautiful, moving tribute to family and to the survivors of war and to immigrants struggling to fit into their new country, Brooklyn Bound deserves a place on the shelf next to The Glass Castle, Educated, and other great memoirs of our time. -Sara Davison, Author of The Watcher, The Seven Trilogy romantic suspense series, and the suspense novel, Vigilant, Book One of The Night Guardians series

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Maria Grechenko resides on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, surrounded by photographs, memories, and the raw beauty of her coastal environment. This is her first book.

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