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Author Visit: Dr. Rebecca Thompson - “Held Together: A Shared Memoir of Motherhood, Medicine, and Imperfect Love” 

  • Garden Home Community Library 7475 Southwest Oleson Road Portland, OR, 97223 (map)

A conversation (reading plus Q&A) with Rebecca N. Thompson, MD, author of the recently released “Held Together: A Shared Memoir of Motherhood, Medicine, and Imperfect Love". The book celebrates the resilience of women as they navigate the diverse and complex journeys of building and sustaining families. It includes Dr. Thompson's story as well as the stories of 21 of her patients, friends, and medical colleagues. The book has received glowing reviews from Library Journal, Jodi Picoult, Danielle Ofri, MD & PhD, and Wendy N. Davis, PhD, PMH-C, among others.