On the outskirts of normal : forging a family against the grain : [a memoir] /

"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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Monroe, Debra
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Monroe, Debra > Family.
Monroe, Debra.
1900-1999
Motherhood > Psychological aspects.
Interracial adoption > Texas > Psychological aspects.
Adoptive parents > United States > Biography.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
Authors, American > 20th century > Family relationships.
Maternité > Aspect psychologique.
Adoption interraciale > Texas > Aspect psychologique.
Écrivains américains > 20e siècle > Biographies.
Écrivains américains > 20e siècle > Relations familiales.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Parenting > Single Parent.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Personal Memoirs.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Adoptive parents.
Authors, American.
Authors, American > Family relationships.
Families.
Interracial adoption > Psychological aspects.
Texas.
United States.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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