American mother
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Foley, Diane, author.
Published
Wilkes-Barre, PA : Etruscan Press, 2024.
Physical Desc
237 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Status
Canon City Public Library - NONFICTION
306.87 McC
1 available
306.87 McC
1 available
La Veta Regional Library District - NONFICTION
BIO 92 Fol
1 available
BIO 92 Fol
1 available
Security Public Library - NONFICTION
306.87 MCCAN
1 available
306.87 MCCAN
1 available
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Canon City Public Library - NONFICTION | 306.87 McC | On Shelf |
La Veta Regional Library District - NONFICTION | BIO 92 Fol | On Shelf |
Security Public Library - NONFICTION | 306.87 MCCAN | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Alexandria (Va.)
Biographies.
Empathy.
Foley, Diane -- (Founder of the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation)
Foley, James, -- 1973-2014 -- Death and burial.
Forgiveness.
Grace (Theology)
Hostages -- Syria -- Biography.
IS (Organization)
Journalists -- United States -- Biography.
Journalists -- United States -- Biography.
Kotey, Alexanda -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Kotey, Alexanda.
Mothers of murder victims -- United States -- Biography.
Mothers of war casualties -- United States -- Biography.
Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- -- Biography.
Terrorism -- Middle East.
War casualties -- Syria -- Case studies.
War correspondents -- United States -- Biography.
Biographies.
Empathy.
Foley, Diane -- (Founder of the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation)
Foley, James, -- 1973-2014 -- Death and burial.
Forgiveness.
Grace (Theology)
Hostages -- Syria -- Biography.
IS (Organization)
Journalists -- United States -- Biography.
Journalists -- United States -- Biography.
Kotey, Alexanda -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Kotey, Alexanda.
Mothers of murder victims -- United States -- Biography.
Mothers of war casualties -- United States -- Biography.
Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- -- Biography.
Terrorism -- Middle East.
War casualties -- Syria -- Case studies.
War correspondents -- United States -- Biography.
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Published
Wilkes-Barre, PA : Etruscan Press, 2024.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Description
"In late 2021, Diane Foley sat at a table across from her son's killer, Alexanda Kotey, a member of the ISIS group known as "The Beatles" who plead guilty to the kidnapping, torture, and murder of her son seven years before. Kotey was about to go serve life imprisonment and this was Diane's chance to talk to the man who had been involved with brutally taking her son's last breath. What would she say to his killer? What would he reveal to her? Might she even be able to summon forgiveness for him? So begins American Mother-- which reads alternately like a thriller, a biography, a mystery, a memoir, and a literary examination of grace. Diane looks back on the early days when Jim was a child and his journey to journalism, and the killing fields of the world where he reports with indefatigable determination and insight on the plight of those caught up in the agonies of war. She guides us through her family history and the difficulties they faced when Jim was captured. And she also charts the tenacity it takes to turn her grief into grace as she seeks to give voice to those who are still being kidnapped and wrongfully detained around the world. Few journeys are more worthy than this and, in this astonishing book, we are all invited to celebrate the lives of those who are never, in the end, gone." --,Amazon.com.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McCann, C., & Foley, D. (2024). American mother . Etruscan Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCann, Colum, 1965- and Diane, Foley. 2024. American Mother. Etruscan Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCann, Colum, 1965- and Diane, Foley. American Mother Etruscan Press, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McCann, Colum, and Diane Foley. American Mother Etruscan Press, 2024.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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