Vivian Gornick's relationship with her mother is difficult. At the age of forty-five, she regularly meets her mother for strolls along the streets of Manhattan. Occasionally they'll hit a pleasant stride, fondly recalling a shared nostalgia or chuckling over a mutual disgust, but most ofte...

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Main Author:	Gornick, Vivian 1935- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London Daunt Books 2015
Subjects:	Gornick, Vivian Gornick, Vivian > 1935- Mothers and daughters / New York (State) / New York / Case studies Daughters / New York (State) / New York / Biography Jews / New York (State) / New York / Biography Daughters Jews Mothers and daughters Juden 813.6 New York (State) / New York Autobiografie Biografie Fallstudiensammlung
Summary:	Vivian Gornick's relationship with her mother is difficult. At the age of forty-five, she regularly meets her mother for strolls along the streets of Manhattan. Occasionally they'll hit a pleasant stride, fondly recalling a shared nostalgia or chuckling over a mutual disgust, but most often their walks are tinged with contempt, irritation, and rages so white hot her mother will stop strangers on the street and say, "This is my daughter. She hates me". Weaving between their tempestuous present-day jaunts and the author's memories of the past, Gornick traces her lifelong struggle for independence
Physical Description:	201 Seiten
ISBN:	9781907970658