On the Outskirts of Normal : Forging a Family Against the Grain /

"After moving to a humble cottage outside of a tiny Texas town, Debra Monroe rids herself of an abusive husband, battles sexist contractors and workers as she renovates her home, and finally, after several disheartening letdowns, is able to adopt her beautiful baby daughter, Marie. Though elate...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Monroe, Debra
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Monroe, Debra.
Monroe, Debra > Family.
Motherhood > Psychological aspects.
Interracial adoption > Psychological aspects.
Families.
Authors, American > Family relationships.
Authors, American.
Adoptive parents.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Personal Memoirs.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Parenting > Single Parent.
Écrivains americains > 20e siecle > Relations familiales.
Écrivains americains > 20e siecle > Biographies.
Adoption interraciale > Texas > Aspect psychologique.
Maternite > Aspect psychologique.
Authors, American > 20th century > Family relationships.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
Adoptive parents > United States > Biography.
Interracial adoption > Texas > Psychological aspects.
United States.
Texas.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Mother Lore; How I Got Here; Homemaking; A History of Fear; Small Talk; Into the Wall; Fast-Forward, A Four Year Tunnel of Time; The Time to be Lovely is Always; First Date Jitters; How to Build a Better Fence; Inflamed Scar Tissue; The Uses of Grief; Mother's Day.

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