Pieces of my mother: a memoir
(Book)
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Published:
[Place of publication not identified] : Sourcebooks Inc, 2015., Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, 2015.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
308 pages ; 24 cm
Status:
Description
"Why would a mother ever abandon her child? And is an abandoned child destined to grow up and make the same mistake? These were some of Melissa Cistaro's questions after her mother drove off without explanation one summer. Decades later Melissa finds herself at her dying mother's bedside with 6 days to find answers, fearful that she could do the same to her own little girl. Then she discovers a cache of letters her mother wrote but never sent and stumbles on the answers she'd been seeking. Haunting and ultimately uplifting, Pieces of My Mother is about the choices we make and their repercussions on others"--Provided by publisher.
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Location
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Hamden/Miller Adult Biography
B/CISTARO
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Meriden Adult Biography
BIO CISTARO, M
On Shelf
Subjects
LC Subjects
Abandoned children -- United States -- Biography.
Absentee mothers -- United States -- Biography.
Cistaro, Melissa -- Childhood and youth.
Cistaro, Melissa -- Family.
Cistaro, Melissa.
Mothers -- United States -- Correspondence.
Mothers -- United States -- Death.
Mothers and daughters -- United States.
Olympia (Wash.) -- Biography.
Absentee mothers -- United States -- Biography.
Cistaro, Melissa -- Childhood and youth.
Cistaro, Melissa -- Family.
Cistaro, Melissa.
Mothers -- United States -- Correspondence.
Mothers -- United States -- Death.
Mothers and daughters -- United States.
Olympia (Wash.) -- Biography.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
1492615382, 9781492615385
Notes
Description
"Why would a mother ever abandon her child? And is an abandoned child destined to grow up and make the same mistake? These were some of Melissa Cistaro's questions after her mother drove off without explanation one summer. Decades later Melissa finds herself at her dying mother's bedside with 6 days to find answers, fearful that she could do the same to her own little girl. Then she discovers a cache of letters her mother wrote but never sent and stumbles on the answers she'd been seeking. Haunting and ultimately uplifting, Pieces of My Mother is about the choices we make and their repercussions on others"--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Cistaro, M. (2015). Pieces of my mother: a memoir. Sourcebooks Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Cistaro, Melissa. 2015. Pieces of My Mother: A Memoir. Sourcebooks Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Cistaro, Melissa, Pieces of My Mother: A Memoir. Sourcebooks Inc, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Cistaro, Melissa. Pieces of My Mother: A Memoir. Sourcebooks Inc, 2015.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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