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Coping with the emotional and spiritual debris left by her horribly abusive childhood while simultaneously grappling with a seemingly endless parade of crises, Maggie decides its time to change her world by changing herself.
She launches an improbable quest for spiritual rebirth by building a teepee in the woods behind her home in New England. Amidst the tall oaks, clawing blackberry brambles and voracious mosquitoes, she forges her own unique path to salvation. It's not a traditional path, but it's the only path Maggie can follow.
As the teepee goes up, Maggie grows up. Better late than never, she finally frees herself from her haunted past. Her sense of humor lends her strength as she struggles up the rocky road to healing and peace.
At the same time shocking, witty, raw and timely, "The 12-Foot Teepee" will keep you turning pages as Maggie's quixotic journey of self discovery and healing unfolds.
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Click here to read Andy Levin's interview about "The 12-Foot Teepee" in the 11.02.2007 issue of The Blackstone Valley Tribune.
Don't miss Frank Ochieng's in depth review in The World Voice, 12.12.2007.


"Nevertheless, Armstrong's distinctive pathos in the way her narrative flowingly handles an unredeemable childhood with an adulthood filled with love and longing but continued financial and health-related chaos is indeed a winning account of elusive self-discovery...the results are refreshingly therapeutic."
– Frank Ochieng, World Voice News
“Marilyn's life events, including her current day spiritual journey involving her family and the building of a backyard teepee, make for a reflective, honest and very touching story. It is a life of pain, reflection, tears, family and laughter, presented by someone who exhibits fine skills as a writer. Here is one book about life's challenges and getting through them that will not only make you think ... it will make you feel.”
– Jordan Rich, WBZ 1030AM, Host - "The Jordan Rich Show"
290 Aldrich Street
Uxbridge, MA
United States
ph: (508) 278-5399
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