Publisher's Synopsis
Elizabeth Claman's memoir, WHEN PIGS FLY is the perfect embodiment of the adage "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." Born toward the end of World War II to a war-traumatized alcoholic father and a quixotic artistic mother, neither of them skilled at parenting, she learned resiliency to survive her turbulent childhood then used it repeatedly to thrive in adulthood, proving her father dead wrong about her. Of this book, Rita Gardner, author of THE COCONUT LATITUDES writes, "From living in a backyard chicken coop all the way to working in Hollywood and becoming an artist and actor, Claman has fashioned a mosaic of a story that pulls the reader in and won't let go." Haben Girma, author of HABEN, THE DEAFBLIND WOMAN WHO CONQUERED HARVARD LAW writes, "WHEN PIGS FLY is the moving story of a woman who transforms personal challenges into opportunities for growth. She keeps striving to better herself thus beautifully role modeling courage and generosity, inspiring readers to find their own inner strength." And Clifton Ross, author of HOME FROM THE DARK SIDE OF UTOPIA, writes, "Coming of age in the ferment of New York and California in the '60s, Elizabeth Claman writes of her childhood neglect, abuse and abandonment, and as well of beauty, healing and integration. WHEN PIGS FLY is a courageous and unselfconscious memoir."
