The middle place
At 36, Kelly had a good marriage, a couple of kids, and a weekly newspaper column. But she still saw herself as George Corrigan's daughter. A garrulous Irish-American charmer from Baltimore, George was the center of the ebullient, raucous Corrigan clan. Kelly's was a colorful childhood, just the sor...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Voice,
c2008.
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| Edition: | 1st pbk. ed. |
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| Summary: | At 36, Kelly had a good marriage, a couple of kids, and a weekly newspaper column. But she still saw herself as George Corrigan's daughter. A garrulous Irish-American charmer from Baltimore, George was the center of the ebullient, raucous Corrigan clan. Kelly's was a colorful childhood, just the sort a girl could get attached to. She lives deep within what she calls the Middle Place--"that sliver of time when parenthood and childhood overlap"--but she's abruptly shoved into a coming-of-age when she finds a lump in her breast. And so her journey to full-blown adulthood begins. When George, too, learns he has late-stage cancer, it is Kelly's turn to take care of the man who had always taken care of her--and show us a woman as she finally takes the leap and grows up.--From publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | Includes the essay, Transcending (p. [265]-270). |
| Physical Description: | 272 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781401340933 (pbk.) 1401340938 (pbk.) |
| Author Notes: | She is the author of several bestselling nonfiction books, including The Middle Place and Lift, which was written as a letter to her two daughters. The book is insightful and shows the vulnerability and life-altering aspects of parenting. Her most recent work, Glitter and Glue, is a personal memoir that explores the relationship between mothers and daughters and was named to numerous bestseller lists. (Bowker Author Biography) |
