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Author Corrigan, Kelly.

Title Glitter and glue : A Memoir / Kelly Corrigan.

Publication Info. [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

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Description 1 online file
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. New York : Ballantine Books, 2014. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 2292 KB) or OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB).
Summary From the New York Times bestselling author of The Middle Place comes a new memoir that examines the bond--sometimes nourishing, sometimes exasperating, occasionally divine--between mothers and daughters. When Kelly Corrigan was in high school, her mother neatly summarized the family dynamic as "Your father's the glitter but I'm the glue." This meant nothing to Kelly, who left childhood sure that her mom--with her inviolable commandments and proud stoicism--would be nothing more than background chatter for the rest of Kelly's life, which she was carefully orienting toward adventure. After college, armed with a backpack, her personal mission statement, and a wad of traveler's checks, she took off for Australia to see things and do things and Become Interesting. But it didn't turn out the way she pictured it. In a matter of months, her fanny pack full of savings had dwindled and she realized she needed a job. That's how Kelly met John Tanner,...
Note GMD: electronic resource.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Subject Nonfiction.
Biography & Autobiography.
Family & Relationships.
Other Form: Original 034553283X
ISBN 9780345532848 (electronic bk)
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