The bridge ladies: a memoir
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New York, NY : Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2016.
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Book
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First edition.
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viii, 299 pages ; 24 cm
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Description
"A fifty-year-old Bridge game provides an unexpected way to cross the generational divide between a daughter and her mother. Betsy Lerner takes us on a powerfully personal literary journey, where we learn a little about Bridge and a lot about life. After a lifetime defining herself in contrast to her mother's "don't ask, don't tell" generation, Lerner finds herself back in her childhood home, not five miles from the mother she spent decades avoiding. When Roz needs help after surgery, it falls to Betsy to take care of her. She expected a week of tense civility; what she got instead were the Bridge Ladies. Impressed by their loyalty, she saw something her generation lacked. Facebook was great, but it wouldn't deliver a pot roast. Tentatively at first, Betsy becomes a regular at her mother's Monday Bridge club. Through her friendships with the ladies, she is finally able to face years of misunderstandings and family tragedy, the Bridge table becoming the common ground she and Roz never had. By turns darkly funny and deeply moving, The Bridge Ladies is the unforgettable story of a hard-won--but never-too-late--bond between mother and daughter"--
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Bridge clubs -- Social aspects -- United States.
Female friendship -- United States.
Intergenerational relations -- United States.
Lerner, Betsy.
Literary agents -- United States -- Biography.
Mothers and daughters -- United States.
Older women -- United States -- Social life and customs.
Women bridge players -- United States.
Female friendship -- United States.
Intergenerational relations -- United States.
Lerner, Betsy.
Literary agents -- United States -- Biography.
Mothers and daughters -- United States.
Older women -- United States -- Social life and customs.
Women bridge players -- United States.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780062354464
Notes
Description
"A fifty-year-old Bridge game provides an unexpected way to cross the generational divide between a daughter and her mother. Betsy Lerner takes us on a powerfully personal literary journey, where we learn a little about Bridge and a lot about life. After a lifetime defining herself in contrast to her mother's "don't ask, don't tell" generation, Lerner finds herself back in her childhood home, not five miles from the mother she spent decades avoiding. When Roz needs help after surgery, it falls to Betsy to take care of her. She expected a week of tense civility; what she got instead were the Bridge Ladies. Impressed by their loyalty, she saw something her generation lacked. Facebook was great, but it wouldn't deliver a pot roast. Tentatively at first, Betsy becomes a regular at her mother's Monday Bridge club. Through her friendships with the ladies, she is finally able to face years of misunderstandings and family tragedy, the Bridge table becoming the common ground she and Roz never had. By turns darkly funny and deeply moving, The Bridge Ladies is the unforgettable story of a hard-won--but never-too-late--bond between mother and daughter"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Lerner, B. (2016). The bridge ladies: a memoir. First edition. New York, NY, Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Lerner, Betsy. 2016. The Bridge Ladies: A Memoir. New York, NY, Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Lerner, Betsy, The Bridge Ladies: A Memoir. New York, NY, Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Lerner, Betsy. The Bridge Ladies: A Memoir. First edition. New York, NY, Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2016.
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