With Patience and Fortitude
- Author: Christine Quinn
- Narrator: Christina Delaine
- Publisher: HarperCollins USA
- Duration: 5:59:35
Synopsis
Christine Quinn's improbable journeybegan long before she becameNew York City's second-most-powerfulelected official. The granddaughter of Irishimmigrants—including a grandmother whoescaped the sinking Titanic when most teenagegirls in steerage perished—Christinelearned early in life that challenges aremeant to be met and overcome, and thatthey are ever present but surmountable.
Christine's seemingly idyllic childhood—a time that was filled with every imaginablelesson from ballet and painting to swimmingand horseback riding—wasn't at allwhat it appeared to be. A cancer diagnosisleft Christine's mother fighting for her lifeand harboring a single wish: to see herbeloved little girl through grade school. Shelived more years than she'd dared hope for,but her decade-long battle with breast cancer,kept largely secret, cast a deep shadowover young Christine's life.
At sixteen, left without a mother, Christinebegan carving her own path. Inspired by herparents' example of service—and drawing onfavorite childhood books about pioneerslike Marie Curie and Frederick Douglass—Christine set her sights on work that wouldhelp make a difference in the world. Yetshe bore secrets of her own that she wouldultimately have to face, coming of age in aworld where both women and gay peoplehad no choice but to fight for their dreams.Over time she met those obstacles, bothpersonal and professional, with more fortitudethan patience.
In a strikingly intimate and forthright memoir,Christine Quinn demonstrates that life'schallenges can provide the fuel that drives usto be our better selves and, in turn, inspires usto reach out to those who need a helping hand.
Chapters
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001 With Patience and Fortitude
Duration: 14s -
002 Prelude
Duration: 04min -
003 Chapter 01
Duration: 22min -
004 Chapter 02
Duration: 20min -
005 Chapter 03
Duration: 29min -
006 Chapter 04
Duration: 13min -
007 Chapter 05
Duration: 24min -
008 Chapter 06
Duration: 30min -
009 Chapter 07
Duration: 23min -
010 Chapter 08
Duration: 12min -
011 Chapter 09
Duration: 18min -
012 Chapter 10
Duration: 24min -
013 Chapter 11
Duration: 31min -
014 Chapter 12
Duration: 32min -
015 Chapter 13
Duration: 20min -
016 Chapter 14
Duration: 14min -
017 Chapter 15
Duration: 25min -
018 Chapter 16
Duration: 09min -
019 Credits
Duration: 33s -
sample
Duration: 01min