{"product_id":"sophias-return-uncovering-my-mothers-past-9781647421717","title":"Sophia's Return: Uncovering My Mother's Past","description":"Seven-year-old Sophia watches her mother leave their family home without a good-bye or explanation-a mysterious departure that becomes her worry stone. Decades later, when she returns to Greece from her adopted home in America, she uncovers a family story she had never been told.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKouidou-Giles, Sophia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Sophia Kouidou-Giles was born in Thessaloniki, Greece and university educated in the US. She holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's in social work. In her long career in child welfare career, she served as a practitioner, educator, researcher and administrator. Kouidou-Giles has published articles in Greek and English professional journals with a focus on services to abused\/neglected children. More recently, her focus has shifted to writing non-fiction and poetry. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eVoices, Persimmon Tree, Assay, The Raven's Perch, The Time Collection, The Blue Nib\u003c\/i\u003e (where she has a byline), and \u003ci\u003eThe Writers and Readers' Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Her poetry chapbook is \u003ci\u003eTransitions and Passages\u003c\/i\u003e. Her memoir, \u003ci\u003eΕπιστροφή Στη Θεσσαλονίκη\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eReturn to Thessaloniki\u003c\/i\u003e), was published in Greece in 2019. She currently lives in Seattle, Washington.","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50379994333458,"sku":"9781647421717","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cdffe6e3-213b-40e6-b0fe-7acbfc4758bf.jpg?v=1728672557","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sophias-return-uncovering-my-mothers-past-9781647421717","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}