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Between Them: Remembering My Parents – An Exploration of Memory, Intimacy, and Parental Love

Richard Ford

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Description:From American master Richard Ford, a memoir: his first work of nonfiction, a stirring narrative of memory and parental love.How is it that we come to consider our parents as people with rich and intense lives that include but also exclude us? Richard Ford’s parents—Edna, a feisty, pretty Catholic-school girl with a difficult past; and Parker, a sweet-natured, soft-spoken traveling salesman—were rural Arkansans born at the turn of the twentieth century. Married in 1928, they lived “alone together” on the road, traveling throughout the South. Eventually they had one child, born late, in 1944.For Ford, the questions of what his parents dreamed of, how they loved each other and loved him become a striking portrait of American life in the mid-century. Between Them is his vivid image of where his life began and where his parents’ lives found their greatest satisfaction.Bringing his celebrated candor, wit, and intelligence to this most intimate and mysterious of landscapes—our parents’ lives—the award-winning storyteller and creator of the iconic Frank Bascombe delivers an unforgettable exploration of memory, intimacy, and love.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Between Them: Remembering My Parents – An Exploration of Memory, Intimacy, and Parental Love. To get started finding Between Them: Remembering My Parents – An Exploration of Memory, Intimacy, and Parental Love, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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ISBN: 0062661906

Description: From American master Richard Ford, a memoir: his first work of nonfiction, a stirring narrative of memory and parental love.How is it that we come to consider our parents as people with rich and intense lives that include but also exclude us? Richard Ford’s parents—Edna, a feisty, pretty Catholic-school girl with a difficult past; and Parker, a sweet-natured, soft-spoken traveling salesman—were rural Arkansans born at the turn of the twentieth century. Married in 1928, they lived “alone together” on the road, traveling throughout the South. Eventually they had one child, born late, in 1944.For Ford, the questions of what his parents dreamed of, how they loved each other and loved him become a striking portrait of American life in the mid-century. Between Them is his vivid image of where his life began and where his parents’ lives found their greatest satisfaction.Bringing his celebrated candor, wit, and intelligence to this most intimate and mysterious of landscapes—our parents’ lives—the award-winning storyteller and creator of the iconic Frank Bascombe delivers an unforgettable exploration of memory, intimacy, and love.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Between Them: Remembering My Parents – An Exploration of Memory, Intimacy, and Parental Love. To get started finding Between Them: Remembering My Parents – An Exploration of Memory, Intimacy, and Parental Love, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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