Summary
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From the events coordinator of San Francisco’s acclaimed Book Passage comes a provocative memoir that explores the complex emotional landscape of a child abandoned by her mother. This provocative, poignant memoir of a daughter whose mother left her behind by choice begs the question: Are we destined to make the same mistakes as our parents?
One summer, Melissa Cistaro’s mother drove off without explanation. Devastated, Melissa and her brothers were left to pi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781492623113 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1492623113 |
| Author: | Melissa Cistaro |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Imprint: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2016 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 38mm |
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Critics Review
“Full of hope, regret and lessons learned, “Pieces of My Mother” is a unique and compelling look at how profoundly mothers affect our lives. Whether absent or hauntingly close, longing for a mother can force a child into maturity beyond her years, and garner her with a lifetime of longing. This book is as lyrical as it is honest, as humorous as it is heartbreaking.” - MONICA HOLLOWAY, bestselling author of Cowboy & Wills and Driving with Dead People
About The Author
Melissa Cistaro
Melissa Cistaro is the events coordinator at Book Passage, the legendary San Francisco Bay Area independent bookstore. A writer and mother, she has been published in numerous literary journals, as well as in two anthologies alongside Anne Lamott, Jane Smiley, and others. She lives in San Francisco.
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