I Am Clarence
$22.15
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
14 October 2025
Summary
A haunting novel exploring a mother’s fierce love for her disabled son as she grapples with her own mental health.
For Clarence’s mother, life revolves around her young son; she takes him to see specialists to find the cause of his blindness and developmental delays, protects him from the cruelty of other children, and loves him tenderly. But she has her own struggles too. Her sanity is precarious and fractured, making caregiving increasingly difficult.
When her mental health …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241766859 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241766850 |
| Author: | Elaine Kraf |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 170g |
| Dimensions: | 129mm x 130mm x 13mm |
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About The Author
Elaine Kraf
Elaine Kraf (1936-2013) was a writer and painter. She was the author of four published works of fiction: I Am Clarence (1969), The House of Madelaine (1971), Find Him! (1977) and The Princess of 72nd Street (1979), as well as several unpublished novels, plays and poetry collections. She was the recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts awards, a 1971 fellowship at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and a 1977 residency at Yaddo. She was born and lived in New York City.
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