Where you end and I begin : a memoir
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780063037182, 0063037181
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Maclure Library - Adult Biography | 92 McLa. | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Adult children of divorced parents -- Canada -- Biography.
Authors, Canadian -- 21st century -- Biography.
Autobiographies.
Children of divorced parents -- Canada -- Biography.
Children of divorced parents -- Family relationships.
Journalists -- Canada -- Biography.
McLaren, Leah -- Childhood and youth.
McLaren, Leah -- Family.
McLaren, Leah.
Mothers and daughters -- Canada.
Mothers and daughters.
Women authors, Canadian -- 21st century -- Biography.
Women journalists -- Canada -- Biography.
Authors, Canadian -- 21st century -- Biography.
Autobiographies.
Children of divorced parents -- Canada -- Biography.
Children of divorced parents -- Family relationships.
Journalists -- Canada -- Biography.
McLaren, Leah -- Childhood and youth.
McLaren, Leah -- Family.
McLaren, Leah.
Mothers and daughters -- Canada.
Mothers and daughters.
Women authors, Canadian -- 21st century -- Biography.
Women journalists -- Canada -- Biography.
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022].
Physical Desc
240 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780063037182, 0063037181
Notes
Description
"A daughter's riveting, devastating portrait of her relationship with her mother, a brilliant and charismatic woman haunted by childhood sexual trauma. When an eight-year-old Leah McLaren's parents get divorced, her mother, Cessie, flees her conventional life as a suburban housewife in search of a glamorous journalism career. In the chaotic years that follow, with her daughter in tow, Cessie lurches from one apartment, job and toxic romance to the next. Their bond is loving but also marked by casual indifference. Cessie's self-described parenting style of "benign neglect" is a hilarious party joke and Leah's stark reality. Their family motto, "Commitment sucks the life right out of you" is tacked up on every rental fridge. Inside the shelves are empty. During Leah's first year of high school she becomes gripped with anxiety following a troubling early sexual experience at a party. Cessie, in turn, makes a disclosure that will alter everything: from the age of twelve to fifteen, she was in a clandestine relationship with her middle-aged, married riding instructor. The damage inflicted by the "Horseman," Cessie explains, is the reason for all her ill-conceived life choices, including marriage, divorce and even motherhood itself. Both women will spend decades haunted by the specter of the Horseman, until they decide to investigate what became of him--an ill-conceived quest that will test the bonds of love and redefine their relationship forever. Written with searing candour and merciless wit, Where You End and I Begin is an intimate exploration of the ways intergenerational trauma is shared between women, and how acts of harm can be confused with acts of love."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McLaren, L. (2022). Where you end and I begin: a memoir (First edition.). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McLaren, Leah. 2022. Where You End and I Begin: A Memoir. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McLaren, Leah. Where You End and I Begin: A Memoir Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McLaren, Leah. Where You End and I Begin: A Memoir First edition., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022.
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