Books

• ‘FAMILY’ published by Austin Macauley Publishers in 2025.

“Family” impresses with its poise: the opening scene of “Sweet Naïveté”—1982, swimming pool, traces of Vegemite—captures a shattered innocence with a keen sense of sensory detail.

In “Sisters,” Phil Collins, the Tim Tams, and the shooting star recall the day before her mother’s death; the “11:11” motif inscribes belief and survival in everyday life.

“A Father’s Legacy” is the hardest chapter: “It’s a Man’s World” plays as the soundtrack, and that child’s drawing used to mop up the Scotch is a stunning image of dispossession.

The voice, by Marie Therese Bolden, turns clinical (twenty years of treatment) and lyrical, weaves a tale of resilience rather than revenge. “Tomorrow,” addressed to the twin brother, encapsulates the stupor of grief.

Some images (angels, numerology) may be considered a little insistent.

Overall, a sincere and courageous text, where intimate memory becomes political, and which ends with a lucid joy.”

– Nidal Taibi, Journalist and Book Critic

Articles

• Marie Therese has been published in several anthologies, including ‘The Honoured Poets of 1998’ and ‘The Liquid Mirror Anthology’ in 2000. Her memoir, ‘Sex, Spirit and the Soul of Therapy,’ was published in 2009 and chronicles her journey through psychoanalysis and healing from trauma caused by domestic violence and religious upbringing. Her film script, ‘Close Your Eyes and Jump,’ inspired by her mother’s story of domestic violence, received a commendation from the Austin Film Festival in 2023. She hopes to secure funding to make the film soon.
• Marie Therese is featured in the XQ-SLESS Behind the Scenes article: “Personal Legacy”.

• Marie Therese has been featured in the New York Weekly article: “How Small Changes in XQ-SLESS Can Help Improve New Yorkers’ Lives.”

• In 2024, Marie Therese contributed to the TEDed discussion lesson for the XQ-SLESS Tribe: “Your Excuses Are Holding You Back: Break Free” by Martin Conboy.