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Orphan Girl: The Memoir of a Chicago Bag Lady
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 44 Ratings and 14 Reviews

Book Description
Tens of thousands of homeless people walk the streets, forgotten, yet each with their own story to tell. Marie James, a 69-year-old bag lady, and a frequent guest at an inner-city mission in Chicago, sat with Jane Hertenstein through the summer of 1995 and recorded this shocking and moving story of life filled with sorrow, loss, mental instability, and hope.
Book Information
PublisherCornerstone Pr Chicago
BindingPaperback (2 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages222
ISBN-100940895390
ISBN-13978-0940895393
Publication Date10/01/1999
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About Jane Hertenstein (Author) : Jane Hertenstein is the author of Home is Where We Live: Life at a Shelter Through a Young Girl’s Eyes (picture book), Orphan Girl: The Memoir of a Chicago Bag Lady (with Marie James), and Beyond Pa... more
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About Marie James (Author) : Marie James is a published author. A published credit of Marie James is Orphan Girl: The Memoir of a Chicago Bag Lady.
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