| American Dream - Myth and Reality | | | | Washington in Seattle. Jim excelled in his studies. |
| "Liberty's Quest" is an amazing memoir written by | | | | Liberty found consolation in her work as a nurse and |
| Liberty Kovacs. She writes of her family roots which | | | | in caring for her new son. Their young Marshall did |
| go back to the Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean | | | | not eliminate the alienation of the broken relationship |
| Sea of Greece. She openly shares stories of her | | | | between Liberty and Jim. It was doomed from the |
| early family life, which was centered on the customs | | | | start. |
| and beliefs of the Greek Orthodox Church. | | | | In an effort to find a new start as a single Mom |
| Liberty writes about her paternal and maternal roots, | | | | Liberty moves from Minnesota to California and to |
| her parent's marriage, her birth, and recollections of | | | | create a whole new world for herself and her two |
| her siblings. She tells of family feuds, memories of | | | | sons. Her position in San Francisco provided advanced |
| school, her love for reading and of the impact of | | | | training in medical, public heath and psychiatric nursing. |
| WWII on her family. | | | | In 1965 Liberty married Miklos M. Kovacs. Liberty |
| Liberty talks about her marriage to Poetry Pulitzer | | | | gave birth to her third son, Michael Kovacs in 1966. |
| Prize winner James Wright. She describes her | | | | The intervening years held more unhappiness and |
| multi-faceted education in nursing, Jim's family | | | | despair for Liberty. |
| background, his teaching job in Texas, and of their | | | | Kovac's attention to detail in the historical and cultural |
| sojourn in Philadelphia. Jim then enrolled for a year at | | | | perspectives of her family is both fascinating and |
| the University of Vienna. With amazing insight and | | | | engaging. She has keen insights into relationships and |
| openness Liberty explains the psychological difficulties | | | | the psychological needs of the individual.. Her writing is |
| of their marriage. While in Vienna their first son Franz | | | | profound, strong, open, and well organized. |
| was born. Franz Wright later went on to become a | | | | "Liberty's Quest" is a courageous and triumphant |
| Pulitzer Prize winner for his 2003 poetry collection, | | | | story of making the most of unhappiness and |
| "Walking to Martha's Vineyard." | | | | despair. This is amazing epic of one person's search |
| Influenced by a friend in Vienna, Jim enrolled in the | | | | for personal freedom. |
| graduate program in English at the University of | | | | 9781931741965, Robert D. |