Pre-Owned Standing Strong (Hardcover) 1501179195 9781501179198

Life was looking up for The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice after being released from prison and returning home to her family. However, nothing could prepare her for what was to come over the next year. Returning home was amazing, but adjusting to life"on the outside" wasn't easy-especially when Teresa's husband, Joe, left to serve his forty-one-month sentence on federal fraud charges. Teresa had to hold down the Giudice fort-four spirited daughters and all. Standing Strong explores Teresa's life since her release from prison, including what it's like to weather difficult times as a single mother. She opens up about the darkest times of her life: dealing with her parents' hospitalizations for severe medical issues and the tragic passing of her mother, beloved Antonia "Nonna" Gorga. In the midst of those awful moments, Teresa meditates on how it feels to go through this alone, without Joe or the help of her parents. This is a whole new side of Teresa. Book jacket.