A Woman's Story
A stunning, emotional testament...that may move some readers to think of their own mothrs, even in a way they hadn't before.Annie Ernaux's mother has just died. She is the only child, so it is up to her to make the final arrangements. And it is up to her to remember the proud, vibrant, intense,...
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A stunning, emotional testament...that may move some readers to think of their own mothrs, even in a way they hadn't before.Annie Ernaux's mother has just died. She is the only child, so it is up to her to make the final arrangements. And it is up to her to remember the proud, vibrant, intense, and difficult woman who once was her mother before age and illness vanquished her. A poignant recollection of a mother's life in France before and after the war, this woman's story can only be known in part. Yet, in this case, that is enough. An acclaimed bestseller in France, A WOMAN'S STORY is every women's story—a quiet jewel of a memoir, breathtaking and brilliant.A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781583225752 (1583225757)
Publish date: August 5th 2003
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Pages no: 104
Edition language: English
There will be very few who deny that the mother has a very special place in the heart of a person and that when she dies, it uses to be a particularly painful loss in most cases even if she has been suffering for a long time. It means the irrevocable end of an era – of “childhood” in a wide sense – ...
There will be very few who deny that the mother has a very special place in the heart of a person and that when she dies, it uses to be a particularly painful loss in most cases even if she has been suffering for a long time. It means the irrevocable end of an era – of “childhood” in a wide sense – ...
Annie Ernaux takes no prisoners. All of her books are connected, and all of them quite good.
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