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In Poor Your Soul, Mira Ptacin recounts the shock of discovering an unplanned pregnancy at twenty‑eight and the heart‑shattering diagnosis of lethal birth defects. Faced with a choice of termination, early delivery, or inevitable miscarriage, she navigates the emotional turmoil of potential loss. Parallel to her own story, she revisits her mother’s journey from Polish immigrant to mother of an adopted son, Julian, who died tragically, leaving a scar of unimaginable grief. Through this intimate narrative, Ptacin explores themes of loss, self‑preservation, and recovery, delving into the complex dynamics of family, identity, and the fierce bonds that persist across generations.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Memoir/Family Memoir
Authors: Mira Ptacin
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