Out of Place

“Out of Place is an engaging memoir about the propulsive energy of a 1970s youth spent abroad.” –Foreword Clarion Reviews“In this wise, funny, and moving memoir, McKnight ends up writing a love letter to her childhood in Germany. This memoir is also a love letter to herself and to the poignant, heartbreaking depths of girlhood. Part captivating travelogue and part ode to the girl she once was, Out of Place investigates the challenges and traps and beauty of being a girl and a sister and a daughter, all in a new land that she comes to tenderly call home.” —Susan Conley, author of Landslide and instructor at the University of Southern Maine’s Stone Coast MFA in Creative Writing Program“Ready to jump into a virtual time machine to 1970s Germany? Look no further than Out of Place. This delightful memoir explores a young person living on an American military base, all while navigating an overbearing father, a new culture, and the typical desires of a young American teen. Beware, after reading this book, you too will want vintage leather Adidas sneakers! I do!” —Julie Kingsley, author of The Space Between You and Me and co-owner of The Manuscript Academy“Mary McKnight’s memoir is filled with coming-of-age truths unique to a young girl growing up in a military family in post-WWII Germany. McKnight’s writing is vivid, detailed, and infused with humor and personal reflection. This story is a must-read for anyone interested in reading a lovely story about how where and how we grow up can shape who we are as humans.” —Donna Moreau, author of Waiting Wives: The Story of Shilling Manor, Home Front to the Vietnam War

Mary E. McKnight is an avid observer of people, a teacher of young children, a co-owner of an herb garden (Split Stone Farm LLC), a painter, and a lover of cats. She lives for kindness, creativity, and her amazing daughter. Her writing is the creative expression that feeds her soul, and she enjoys writing in a variety of genres. If she wasn’t her, she would probably be the Lorax. She lives in Ellicott City, Maryland, with her partner and their tortie, Abbey Rhodes.

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