Peace Mom
A Mother's Journey through Heartache to Activism
by Cindy Sheehan
This candid story brings truth and light to our own questions about war and peace. Peace Mom chronicles Cindy
Sheehan’s quest to make sense of her son Casey’s death in Iraq. Grief-stricken and barely able to cope, she leaves her
family to become an activist against President Bush, his policies, and the war. From the cries of a grieving mother to
the anti-war cries of a peace-loving activist, Sheehan lets her conscience be her guide as she follows an unyielding
path to get answers from President Bush. On her journey, she discovers lies and politics that led her son to his death
in Iraq.
Cindy Sheehan marches in Washington and sits in a ditch at Bush’s Crawford ranch to gain national interest in her
peace movement. In her pursuit, she founds Gold Star Families for Peace, finds strong opposition, estrangement from
her family, and divorce. The national acclaim she garnered also brought more negative attention than she anticipated
as she learned to deal with the "Nutcase" tag.
If you are interested in Cindy’s cause or just interested in the pacifist movement, you will glean much information
from this read. You will find an honest documentary told in first person from a mother trying to find healing and
meaning in her oldest son’s life. It is a one-sit read and hard to put down until you reach the end.
Sheehan has two other books on the subject: The Vigil, documenting the 26 days at Crawford, Texas and
Not One More Mother’s Child. |
The Book |
Atria |
September 19, 2006 |
Hardcover |
0743297911 |
Non-fiction Autobiography/Memoir |
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The Reviewer |
Nicole Merritt |
Reviewed 2006 |
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