Saving Milly, 9780345451972
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A volatile marriage, a shattering diagnosis, and a love worth fighting for.

Saving Milly

love, politics, and parkinson's disease

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  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    28 May 2002

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Summary

Saving Milly: A Love Story Forged in Fire and Tested by Time

Morton Kondracke never intended to wed Millicent Martinez, but the fiery daughter of a radical labor organizer eventually captured his heart. They married, raised two daughters, and loved and fought passionately for twenty years. Then, in 1987, Milly noticed a glitch in her handwriting, a small tremor that would lead to the shattering diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.

Saving Milly is Kondracke’s powerfully…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780345451972
ISBN-10:034545197X
Author:Morton Kondracke
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Ballantine Books Inc.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:28 May 2002
Weight:228g
Dimensions:210mm x 140mm x 15mm
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Critics Review

“One of those uncommon books that manages to ennoble its author and its reader alike.”–The Wall Street Journal“A TRULY COMPELLING READ … AN INTENSELY PERSONAL MEMOIR … There is only one Milly. And from what I learned in her husband’s splendid book, she is a treasure.”–National Review“HONEST AND WISE … A love story that, without mushiness, plumbs the meaning of marriage … A tender tell-all that grabs one by the throat from the first paragraph to the last.”–The Oregonian“ONE OF THOSE BOOKS YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO READ… . It is a moving testimonial to a brave woman… . It’s a beautiful book. Do yourself a favor and read it.”–Wisconsin State Journal“WARM, LOVING, TENDER … IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN.”–LARRY KING, USA Today“POWERFUL, UNVARNISHED, HEARTRENDING.”–Chicago Tribune

About The Author

Morton Kondracke

Morton Kondracke served as the executive editor and columnist for the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call and was the Washington bureau chief of Newsweek and a senior editor of The New Republic. He was a regular commentator on the Fox News Channel, a panelist on The McLaughlin Group, a cohost of The Beltway Boys, and a columnist for the Wall Street Journal. He conducted the Kemp Oral History Project and held the Jack Kemp Chair in Political Economy at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. He contributes a blog, Pennsylvania Avenue, for Roll Call. His book Saving Milly was a New York Times bestseller.

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