A beautifully written collection of essays for anyone who's ever lived in that unwieldy group called family--a story that takes us from Iowa to the high country of Wyoming and Montana as a woman and her husband search for the perfect place to raise their five daughters and five sons. Rooted in real-life experience, this unique essay collection of passion, intimacy, work, religion, puberty, love and loss, and the struggle to be steadfast in times of enormous social change reads like a novel--full of lively characters, ...
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A beautifully written collection of essays for anyone who's ever lived in that unwieldy group called family--a story that takes us from Iowa to the high country of Wyoming and Montana as a woman and her husband search for the perfect place to raise their five daughters and five sons. Rooted in real-life experience, this unique essay collection of passion, intimacy, work, religion, puberty, love and loss, and the struggle to be steadfast in times of enormous social change reads like a novel--full of lively characters, spirited dialogue, and a landscape that takes you from Iowa to the high country of Wyoming and Montana. As the chapters unfold, one focused on each child, Virginia Tranel and her husband search for the ideal place to raise the five daughters and five sons born to them between 1957 and 1978. Tranel artfully weaves daily moments with world events as she reflects on how our culture affects our decisions. She offers candid observations on everything from her reproductive choices and feminism's influence on her thinking to sibling rivalries and her family's emotional response when an architect son emails firsthand reports of the horrors of September 11. Whether considering the issues intrinsic to marriage and child-raising, or questioning her own common sense, her insights are always provocative and deeply moving.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Collectible. Alfred A Knopf Inc, 2003. Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Fine Condition. Bright and clean, unmarked, tight and solid volume. A humorous, warm, friendly book in which the author reflects on her life through the ten children she brought into this world, tracing her journey by centering on each child in their own chapter. A family and what this means. 318 pages. 5.75 x 8.75 inches. 2003, Alfred A Knopf Inc, New York, New York, USA.
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