In 1961, Michael Rockefeller, son of then-governor of New York State Nelson A. Rockefeller, mysteriously disappeared off the remote coast of southern New Guinea. Amid the glare of international public interest, the governor, along with his daughter Mary, Michael\u2019s twin, set off on a futile search, only to return empty handed and empty hearted. What followed were Mary\u2019s twenty-seven-year repression of her grief and an unconscious denial of her twin\u2019s death, which haunted her relationships and controlled her life.<\/p>\n
In this startlingly frank and moving memoir, Mary R. Morgan struggles to claim an individual identity, which enables her to face Michael\u2019s death and the huge loss it engendered. With remarkable honesty, she shares her spiritually evocative healing journey and her story of moving forward into a life of new beginnings and meaning, especially in her work with others who have lost a twin.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe sea change began one November day in 1961. I remember the moment before. A window in the corner of my parents\u2019 living room drew my attention. A windblown branch from an azalea bush scratched the surface of the glass, making a discordant sound. My father stands out clearly, his figure powerful and solid next to the soft, down-pillowed sofa. By the window, my two brothers and I are clustered around my mother, wary, and watching him. It was barely two months since Father had separated from her. And just days before, he\u2019d called a press conference, choosing to publicly expose his affair and his decision to remarry. Father held a yellow cablegram in his hand. Mike, my twin brother, was missing off the coast of New Guinea. Missing . . . The \u2018s\u2019 sound. Like a thin knife, it slipped deep inside me. No resistance, just a sharp, knowing pain and then shimmering silence.\u201d \u2014Adapted from Chapter One<\/p>\n
Publisher: Open Road Media (April 29, 2014)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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