Riding in Cars with Boys by Beverly Donofrio

Her first children's book was released in 2007 by Random House. Donofrio lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where she is a founder of San Miguel Workshops. As an adult, movie Bev is a controlling shrew, the worst kind of stage mother, who expects her child to live out the 'dreams' (that word again) she had for herself. Riding in Cars with Boys is a 2001 American biographical film based on the autobiography of the same name by Beverly Donofrio, about a woman who overcame difficulties, including being a teen mother, and who later earned a masters degree.

Her second memoir, Looking for Mary, or the Blessed Mother and Me, is about the Virgin Mary, faith and her own life as a mother.ĭonofrio's father is of Sicilian descent and her mother is an Italian-American. The book was made into a movie with the same title and starred Drew Barrymore as Donofrio. Beverly Donofrio is an author most noted for writing Riding in Cars with Boys, an autobiographical account of her life. Eventually, she realizes that she and her son, separated in age by only 15 years, have grown from childhood to adulthood together. Donofrio lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where she is a founder of San Miguel Workshops. RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS (2001) is a bittersweet comedy about Bevs journey and her refusal to be defeated by the hardships she faces. Donofrio's father is of Sicilian descent and her mother is an Italian-American. Her second memoir, Looking for Mary, or the Blessed Mother and Me, is about the Virgin Mary, faith and her own life as a mother.

Riding in Cars with Boys by Beverly Donofrio