In this "bittersweet homecoming story, tracing the author's return in middle age to the puritanical farming community where she grew up" ("Time"), Scot, intrigued by a cryptic note among her mother's belongings, journeys home to rediscover her past, her family, and herself.
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In this "bittersweet homecoming story, tracing the author's return in middle age to the puritanical farming community where she grew up" ("Time"), Scot, intrigued by a cryptic note among her mother's belongings, journeys home to rediscover her past, her family, and herself.
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Very good; Collectible. Riverhead trade softcover, first edition is unmarked and near new. Scot evokes a vivid sense of place in this haunting memoir set on the Iowa prairie. She returned to her childhood home, located in the Presbyterian farming community of Scotch Grove, to understand her mother better. When Scot was a baby and her brother only two, her father deserted his wife for another woman after he had mortgaged her farm and left her saddled with debt, committing suicide a few years later. An old trunk filled with family pictures, letters and other memorabilia left to her by her mother stimulated the author to investigate the reasons for her mother's regard for her father and her lack of bitterness while Scot was growing up. Through visits to family members and research into the area's history, she came away with a better understanding of her father's good qualities and his inability to live up to his own expectations, as well as a respect for her mother's forgiveness. 2.398.
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Good. Size: 5x0x8; General paperback wear, bends in spine, possible bends from reading on the cover, and may have a bookstore stamp inside cover. Quick response!
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.