Jesse Cooper was an honor-roll student who loved to windsurf and
write poetry. He also had severe cerebral palsy and was quadriplegic,
unable to speak, and wracked by seizures. He died suddenly at age
seventeen.

In fiercely honest, surprisingly funny, and sometimes
heartbreaking prose, Jesse’s mother, Marianne Leone, chronicles her
transformation by the remarkable life and untimely death of her child.
An unforgettable memoir of joy, grief, and triumph, Knowing Jesse unlocks
the secret of unconditional love and speaks to all families who strive
to do right by their children.

Marianne Leone is an actress who appeared in The Sopranos,
a screenwriter, and an essayist published in The Boston Globe.
She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, actor Chris Cooper, and two
rescue dogs.

The Jesse Cooper Foundation funds inclusion and
adapted sports for children with special needs, and supports disabled
orphans in Romania.

Knowing Jesse: A Mother's Story of Grief, Grace, and Everyday Bliss (Hardcover)

By Marianne Leone

$25.00

ISBN-13: 9781439183922
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Published: Simon & Schuster, 9/2010

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Jesse Cooper was an honor-roll student who loved to windsurf and write poetry. He also had severe cerebral palsy and was quadriplegic, unable to speak, and wracked by seizures. He died suddenly at age seventeen.

In fiercely honest, surprisingly funny, and sometimes heartbreaking prose, Jesse’s mother, Marianne Leone, chronicles her transformation by the remarkable life and untimely death of her child. An unforgettable memoir of joy, grief, and triumph, Knowing Jesse unlocks the secret of unconditional love and speaks to all families who strive to do right by their children.

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