As a daughter untangles herself from the traumatic relationship with her mother, her life unfolds in ways she could never have imagined. A fascinating memoir of growing up in the outrageous 1960's & 1970's. Shockingly honest, warm, humorous and deeply insightful.Andrea Kitt was the sole survivor of
My Mother My Mirror
โ Scribed by Kitt, Andrea
- Book ID
- 110459213
- Publisher
- Troubador Publishing Ltd
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 319 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781789010619
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โฆ Synopsis
As a daughter untangles herself from the traumatic relationship with her mother, her life unfolds in ways she could never have imagined. A fascinating memoir of growing up in the outrageous 1960's & 1970's. Shockingly honest, warm, humorous and deeply insightful.Andrea Kitt was the sole survivor of seven miscarriages: the answer to her parents' dreams, and the carrier of their pain, confusion, naivete and fear. As a child she hid: in silence, in a semi-numbness in which she tried not to feel anything much at all. The journey out of this hiding place was shameful, ecstatic, tragic and wonderful...She explored psychedelic drugs, danced in a strip club, worshipped an Indian god, and fell in love again and again. She screamed at inner demons, swam in coral seas, climbed mountains and gave birth to two beautiful children. And behind all this runs the story of how the challenging relationship with her mother shaped her life:As Andrea says: 'How complicated, the mother daughter dance:...
Number of Words in Auth: 2
Formats : EPUB
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Has Cover : Yes
Single Author : Andrea Kitt
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Sorted Author by LN, FN: Kitt, Andrea
Title Length : 019
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