{"product_id":"without-a-map-isbn-9780807016312","title":"Without a Map","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe national best-selling memoir about banishment, reconciliation, and the meaning of family\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This \u003ci\u003esobering portrayal\u003c\/i\u003e of a pregnant teen exiled from her small New Hampshire community is a testament to the importance of understanding and even forgiving the people who . . . have made us who we are.”—\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller, now with a new epilogue from the author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeredith Hall’s moving but unsentimental memoir begins in 1965, when she becomes pregnant at 16. Shunned by her insular New Hampshire community, she is then kicked out of the house by her mother. Her father and stepmother reluctantly take her in, hiding her before they finally banish her altogether. After giving her baby up for adoption, Hall wanders recklessly through the Middle East, where she survives by selling her possessions and finally her blood. She returns to New England and stitches together a life that encircles her silenced and invisible grief. Her lost son tracks her down when he turns 21, and Hall learns that he grew up in gritty poverty with an abusive father in her own father’s hometown. Their reunion is tender, turbulent, and ultimately redemptive. Hall’s parents never ask for her forgiveness, yet as they age, she offers them her love. Here, loss and betrayal evolve into compassion, and compassion into wisdom.Prologue:\u003cbr\u003eShunned\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter One:\u003cbr\u003eThe Lonely Hunter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two:\u003cbr\u003eWaiting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three:\u003cbr\u003eStronghold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four:\u003cbr\u003eThe Uprising\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Five:\u003cbr\u003eAgain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Six:\u003cbr\u003eDrawing the Line\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Seven:\u003cbr\u003eWithout a Map\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eight:\u003cbr\u003eA River of Light\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Nine:\u003cbr\u003eDouble Vision\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Ten:\u003cbr\u003eKilling Chickens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eleven:\u003cbr\u003eThreshold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Twelve:\u003cbr\u003ePropitiation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Thirteen:\u003cbr\u003eChimeras\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Fourteen:\u003cbr\u003eReckonings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Fifteen:\u003cbr\u003eThe River of Forgetting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Sixteen:\u003cbr\u003eSojourn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Seventeen:\u003cbr\u003eOutport Shadows\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue:\u003cbr\u003eGratitude\"\u003ci\u003eWithout a Map\u003c\/i\u003e is stunning... Book groups, take note.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hall's memoir is a sobering portrayal of how punitive her close-knit New Hampshire community was in 1965 when, at the age of 16, she became pregnant in the course of a casual summer romance... Hall offers a testament to the importance of understanding and even forgiving the people who, however unconscious or unkind, have made us who we are.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A brave writer of tumultuous beauty.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Entertainment Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A poignant, unflinchingly assured memoir.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Each chapter of \u003ci\u003eWithout a Map\u003c\/i\u003e is polished and elegantly written... the structure is shapely and the book yields poignant insights.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hall pens a haunting meditation on love, loss, and family... she colors outside the lines with this memoir, full of unexpected twists and turns.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Beautifully rendered.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeredith Hall\u003c\/b\u003e’s awards include a two-year literary grant from \u003cb\u003eA Room of Her Own Foundation\u003c\/b\u003e, a \u003ci\u003ePushcart\u003c\/i\u003e Prize and Maine’s Book of the Year award. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Kenyon Review, The Paris Review, Five Points\u003c\/i\u003e and many other journals and anthologies\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHer debut novel, \u003ci\u003eBeneficence\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by David. R. Godine Publishing in 2020. Hall is Professor Emerita in the MFA writing program at the University of New Hampshire, and divides her time between Maine and California.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302709973221,"sku":"NP9780807016312","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780807016312.jpg?v=1767744445","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/without-a-map-isbn-9780807016312","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}