Don't you ever : my mother and her secret son / Mary Carter Bishop.
While applying for a passport as an adult, Mary Carter Bishop made a shocking discovery: she had a secret half brother. Her mother told Mary Carter that the abandoned by was a "youthful mistake" from an encounter with a married man. Nine years later, Mary Carter tracked Ronnie down at the barbershop...
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| Language: | English |
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[New York, N.Y.] :
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2018]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Part I: Two funerals. Losing the brother I hardly knew ; Losing the mother I thought I knew
- Part II: The parents who raised me. My mother: gentle hands and foul moods ; My father: joy, wonder, and self-hate
- Part III: Our world. The kingdom of the rich ; The people in the big house
- Part IV: The lie. Original shame ; On her own ; Polly and Roy ; Freaky little bastard ; Truth at the kitchen stove
- Part V: Finding and losing Ronnie. I walk into his barbershop ; We get acquainted ; What was wrong ; Trying to help ; Losses, gains, losses
- Part VI: Learning still. Unearthing Ronnie ; Our family shrivels
- Part VII: A finer sifting. I draw closer ; Walking with them.