Glitter and glue
"From the New York Times bestselling author of The Middle Place comes a new memoir that examines the bond--sometimes nourishing, sometimes exasperating, occasionally divine--between mothers and daughters. When Kelly Corrigan was in high school, her mother neatly summarized the family dynamic as...
| Main Author: | Corrigan, Kelly, 1967- |
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| Corporate Author: | Random House Audio Publishing., Recorded Books, LLC. |
| Format: | Audiobooks Audiobook (CD) |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York : Prince Frederick, MD :
Random House Audio ; Distributed by Recorded Books,
p2014.
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| Edition: | Unabridged. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"From the New York Times bestselling author of The Middle Place comes a new memoir that examines the bond--sometimes nourishing, sometimes exasperating, occasionally divine--between mothers and daughters. When Kelly Corrigan was in high school, her mother neatly summarized the family dynamic as "Your father's the glitter but I'm the glue." This meant nothing to Kelly, who left childhood sure that her mom--with her inviolable commandments and proud stoicism--would be nothing more than background chatter for the rest of Kelly's life, which she was carefully orienting toward adventure. After college, armed with a backpack, her personal mission statement, and a wad of traveler's checks, she took off for Australia to see things and do things and become Interesting. But it didn't turn out the way she pictured it. In a matter of months, her fanny pack full of savings had dwindled and she realized she needed a job. That's how Kelly met John Tanner, a newly widowed father of two looking for a live-in nanny. They chatted for an hour, discussed timing and pay, and a week later, Kelly moved in. And there, in that house in a suburb north of Sydney, her mother's voice was suddenly everywhere, nudging and advising, cautioning and directing, escorting her through a terrain as foreign as any she had ever trekked. Every day she spent with the Tanner kids was a day spent reconsidering her relationship with her mother, turning it over in her hands like a shell, straining to hear whatever messages might be trapped in its spiral. This is a book about the difference between travel and life experience, stepping out and stepping up, fathers and mothers. But mostly it's about who you admire and why, and how that changes over time."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: |
Title from container. Compact disc. In container (17 cm.). |
| Physical Description: |
5 sound discs (5 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: |
9780385392860 0385392869 |
| 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) |