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First edition. |
| Description |
xv, 336 pages ; 20 cm |
| Summary |
"In this riveting, poignant memoir of three generations of women and the white dresses that adorned them--television producer Mary Pflum Peterson recounts a journey through loss and redemption, and her battle to rescue her mother, a former nun, from compulsive hoarding"-- provided by publisher. |
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A polished and highly organized producer, Peterson's persona was at odds with her tortured childhood, where she watched her emotionally vulnerable mother, Anne, fill their house with teetering piles of assorted "treasures." They were united by their love of white dresses, which embodied hope and new beginnings. After her mother's sudden death in 2010, Peterson began examining the events that led to Anne's unraveling. Years in a convent; married an abusive, closeted gay man-- the chaos of their cluttered house was Anne's retreat. In spite of everything, the unbreakable bond between mother and daughter endured. |
| Contents |
My mother's baptism, September 1935 -- First communion at St. Marys, 1943 -- White dress, white house, June, 1953 -- Bride of Christ, August 12, 1958 -- Bride of Dale, November 30, 1968 -- My first white dress, November, 1972 -- A first communion in Beaver Dam, May 4, 1980 -- Daisy Buchanan graduates, June 1990 -- LWA (Little White Suit), June 1999 -- The bride wore white, May 28, 2005 -- Vera Wang nightshirt, December 15, 2010 -- A new beginning, May 2012 -- Afterword, June 2014. |
| Subject |
Peterson, Mary Pflum.
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Mothers and daughters.
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Parent and adult child.
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Compulsive hoarding.
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Hoarders.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Women.
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Peterson, Mary Pflum. (OCoLC)fst01988143
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Compulsive hoarding. (OCoLC)fst01745103
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Hoarders. (OCoLC)fst01940517
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Mothers and daughters. (OCoLC)fst01026997
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Parent and adult child. (OCoLC)fst01053304
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Narrative non-fiction.
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Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
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| ISBN |
9780062386977 |
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0062386972 |
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