Summary of Julianna Margulies's Sunshine Girl

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

#1 My mother, Janice Marylin Gardner, was born in 1960. She met her husband, Paul Eli Margulies, when she was twenty-one years old. He was fifteen years her senior and nervous about the age difference, but they were together for three years.

#2 My mother, who was born in Brazil, met my father when she was twenty-three, in the original production of My Fair Lady. He was extremely handsome, smart, and charming. She had never met anyone like him. They were in love, and she thought he was the father of her baby.

#3 My father and mother were married in 1960, and two and half years later, they moved to New York City. My mother felt isolated in Spring Valley, and my father became drained from the daily commute.

#4 I was a surprise pregnancy for my parents, who were already struggling with their marriage. Instead of fixing the problem, they drifted apart. I was a glimmer of hope that a new baby could solve the problematic marriage, but that was not the case.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 15, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669386414

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

My mother, Janice Marylin Gardner, was born in 1960. She met her husband, Paul Eli Margulies, when she was twenty-one years old. He was fifteen years her senior and nervous about the age difference, but they were together for three years.

#2

My mother, who was born in Brazil, met my father when she was twenty-three, in the original production of My Fair Lady. He was extremely handsome, smart, and charming. She had never met anyone like him. They were in love, and she thought he was the father of her baby.

#3

My father and mother were married in 1960, and two and half years later, they moved to New York City. My mother felt isolated in Spring Valley, and my father became drained from the daily commute.

#4

I was a surprise pregnancy for my parents, who were already struggling with their marriage. Instead of fixing the problem, they drifted apart. I was a glimmer of hope that a new baby could solve the problematic marriage, but that was not the case.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

My parents’ relationship was strained. In a letter dated May 1, 1969, three months before we moved to live near him, my father wrote: I am worried that Janice is too incomplete a person to be a good enough mother for them. She is incredibly selfish and limited but she is obviously going through a great struggle and

Reviews for Summary of Julianna Margulies's Sunshine Girl

[Dolly Bosch · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This doesn't make sense. It states her mother was both born & married in 1960?