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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808388203321

Autore

Gibson Margaret <1944->

Titolo

The prodigal daughter [[electronic resource] ] : reclaiming an unfinished childhood / / Margaret Gibson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2008

ISBN

0-8262-6635-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Disciplina

811/.54

B

Soggetti

Women poets, American - Family relationships

Adult children of aging parents - Family relationships

Sisters - Family relationships

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Southbound -- 2. Angel in the Window -- 3. Thou Shalt Not Kill -- 4. Christmas Dinner -- 5. Catechism -- 6. Stonewall Court -- 7. Fitting In -- 8. Classes -- 9. The Queen of Hearts -- 10. Faith, Hope, Charity -- 11. The King of Spades -- 12. Acting Lessons -- 13. Epiphany -- 14. Night -- About the Author.

Sommario/riassunto

"Gibson recounts her childhood in conservative Richmond, Virginia, and her growing estrangement from her sister and parents. Returning home years later to meet the needs of her stroke-crippled sister and her incapacitated parents, Gibson offers a deeply moving recounting of her reconciliation with the family she left behind"--Provided by publisher.