Looking for Mary, Beverly Donofrio
Looking for Mary, Beverly Donofrio
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Looking for Mary
(Or, the Blessed Mother and Me)

Author: Beverly Donofrio

Narrator: Christina Moore

Unabridged: 7 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/29/2011


Synopsis

Entering her 40th year, Beverly Donofrio, a "lapsed Catholic," inexplicably begins collecting Virgin Mary memorabilia at yard sales. Soon, immersing herself in a spiritual quest, she makes a pilgrimage to the holy city of Medjugorje. There, she learns that Mary comes into a person's life only when pride steps out and receives a bonus: hope. In Looking for Mary, Donofrio offers the universal story about a woman who--in a quest for the Blessed Mother--finds herself.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melody

One of the things I like about Donofrio is that she makes me look like a good mother by comparison. In this memoir about her obsession with Mary, mother of Jesus, she's no less self-absorbed or narcissistic than she was in Riding in Cars with Boys. She still doesn't have a lot of clues, but to her c......more