The Illustrated Version of Things
The Illustrated Version of Things is the tale of a young woman, raised in foster homes, juvenile halls, and a mental hospital, on a quest to reunite her disparate family and track down her missing mother. There are her grandparents, Holocaust survivors who reckon with history by staying in bed with...
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
Publié: |
Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
2011.
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Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | The Illustrated Version of Things is the tale of a young woman, raised in foster homes, juvenile halls, and a mental hospital, on a quest to reunite her disparate family and track down her missing mother. There are her grandparents, Holocaust survivors who reckon with history by staying in bed with their cowboy boots on; her father, a nurse who makes vitamins as a hobby; and her half-brother, an overachiever who doesn & rsquo;t know whether his name is Moses or Miguel, but is certain that his sister isn & rsquo;t capable of leading a steady life. More than these, she longs for her mother, and sh. |
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (229 pages). |
ISBN: | 9781573668033 |