| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
222 pages ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
A collection of illuminating essays explores such topics as the loss of the author's beloved father-in-law, her struggles with telling her children the truth about Santa and the Tooth Fairy, and her painful experiences with incest. |
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In essays written over the course of more than a decade, Harrison has created a beautifully detailed and rigorously honest family album. She writes for the first time in almost two decades about her affair with her father, and how she has reckoned with the girl she once was. Harrison writes about the birth of her youngest daughter, and how she finally came to understand her own mother's attitudes toward parenting. And she reflects on the loss of her beloved father-in-law, and how he managed to repair something her own father had broken. |
| Contents |
A tale of two dogs -- Keeping vigil -- True crime -- Holiday lies -- The couch account -- The forest of memory -- Cat fancy -- Baby New Year -- The unseen wind -- The book of my body -- By angels' speech and tongue -- Mini-me -- Pilgrim's progress. |
| Subject |
Harrison, Kathryn -- Family.
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Family relationships.
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Harrison, Kathryn. (OCoLC)fst00269791
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Authors, American -- Family relationships.
(OCoLC)fst00821776
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Families. (OCoLC)fst01728849
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| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999
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| ISBN |
9781400063482 (hardcover) |
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1400063485 (hardcover) |
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