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SUMMARY: An Evening with Perdita Felicien
LOCATION:Sarnia Library Theatre\nSarnia Library Theatre
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DESCRIPTION:One Book Lambton 2021-2022 will culminate with an evening of c
 onversation with Perdita Felicien: world champion\, Olympian\, TV host\, s
 peaker and author this year's selection\, My Mother's Daughter..\nhttps
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 n<p>Perdita will participate in an interactive conversation exploring the 
 book and its themes and end with an open question and answer period and bo
 ok signing.</p>\n<p><em>This event will be hosted at the Sarnia Library Th
 eatre.</em></p>\n<hr />\n<p></p>\n<p><img src="https://lclibrary.libnet.in
 fo/frontend-images/editor/lclibrary/Felicien_Author_Headshot_BW-1-e1614777
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 auto\; margin-right: auto\;" /></p>\n<p>Decades before Perdita Felicien be
 came a World Champion hurdler running the biggest race of her life at the 
 2004 Olympics\, she carried more than a nation&rsquo\;s hopes&mdash\;she c
 arried her mother Catherine&rsquo\;s dreams.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>In 1974\, Cath
 erine is determined and tenacious\, but she&rsquo\;s also pregnant with he
 r second child and just scraping by in St. Lucia. When she meets a wealthy
  white Canadian family vacationing on the island\, she knows it&rsquo\;s h
 er chance. They ask her to come to Canada to be their nanny&mdash\;and she
  accepts.</p>\n<p>This was the beginning of Catherine&rsquo\;s new life: a
  life of opportunity\, but also suffering. Within a few years\, she would 
 find herself pregnant a third time&mdash\;this time in her new country wit
 h no family to support her\, and this time\, with Perdita. Together\, in t
 he years to come\, mother and daughter would experience racism\, domestic 
 abuse\, and even homelessness\, but Catherine&rsquo\;s will would always p
 ull them through.</p>\n<p>As Perdita grew and began to discover her preter
 natural athletic gifts\, she was edged onward by her mother&rsquo\;s love\
 , grit\, and faith. Facing literal and figurative hurdles\, she learned to
  leap and pick herself back up when she stumbled. This book is a daughter&
 rsquo\;s memoir&mdash\;a book about the power of a parent&rsquo\;s love to
  transform their child&rsquo\;s life.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://lclibra
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