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McCarthyism didn't just affect the Hollywood players-the actors, directors, writers, and all the people behind the scenes like my father. It affected the wives and husbands of those named, too, as a whole cadre of people were now jobless or penniless, some living with friends, others leaving the country to live cheaply abroad, or living out of their cars. It also affected children-the red diaper babies as we're called-whose lives were often uprooted by McCarthyism and who sustained the impact of having one's parent (or both parents) suddenly and so publicly deemed un-American. I haven't yet met a fellow red diaper baby whose mother or father was able to parent 'normally.' In the midst of a successful Hollywood career, Julietta Appleton's father is crushed like a bug by McCarthyism and the Red Scare during the early years of the Cold War. Coupled with her mother's sudden death, young Julietta exists in a world where she doesn't ever quite fit. Un-American. Unmothered. Untethered. While living in ex-pat communities of artists and writers across Europe - from Italy to Ibiza to the Canary Islands - and upon returning to the US, Julietta searches for a place to belong, a place where she can be heard, and a place to call home. A story of love, loss, and a woman's search for herself.

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A riveting voyage of self-discovery. Her prose, at once rich and precise, brings everywhere and everyone to life. There are moments when you'll hold your breath. You will want to make this journey with her. - Wendy Salinger, author of Folly River and Listen: A Memoir Appleton reminds us our childhood experiences can be the prequel to our adult lives, unless we intentionally flip the script. Moving, witty, wicked, and at times wrenching, I can't wait to see the movie! -Aviva Romm, MD, New York Times-bestselling author of Hormone Intelligence

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Julietta Appleton is the founder and former director of The Birth Cottage, the first freestanding birth center in Westchester County, New York. She co-founded the Hudson Valley Birth Network and one of Montreal's first rape crisis centers. Her writing credits include the books Clothing Optional and Journey to Parenthood, and she served as editor for Spinning Babies' Breech Birth Quick Guide and Spinning Babies' Quick Reference Booklet. In addition, Julietta has written columns for the Westchester County Record Review, Lewisboro Ledger, Westchester Magazine, and Fairfield Magazine and has translated the diaries of Frida Kahlo and writings of Cuban dissidents. Through her work as a childbirth educator and certified hypnotherapist, Julietta has helped people overcome their fears and limiting beliefs, guiding them to create positive change and achieve their goals. She lives in New York and continues to be a fierce midwifery advocate.

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