The prodigal daughter : reclaiming an unfinished childhood /

The prodigal daughter : reclaiming an unfinished childhood /

"Gibson recounts her childhood in conservative Richmond, Virginia, and her growing estrangement from her sister and parents. Returning home years later to meet the needs of her stroke-crippled sister and her incapacitated parents, Gibson offers a deeply moving recounting of her reconciliation w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gibson, Margaret, 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Gibson, Margaret, > 1944- > Childhood and youth.
Gibson, Margaret, > 1944- > Family.
Women poets, American > Family relationships > Biography.
Adult children of aging parents > Family relationships.
Sisters > Family relationships.
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Summary:"Gibson recounts her childhood in conservative Richmond, Virginia, and her growing estrangement from her sister and parents. Returning home years later to meet the needs of her stroke-crippled sister and her incapacitated parents, Gibson offers a deeply moving recounting of her reconciliation with the family she left behind"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:ix, 200 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
ISBN:9780826217837 (alk. paper)
0826217834 (alk. paper)