LITTLE FALLS - Couverture souple

Di Clemente, Joan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440191220 ISBN 13 : 9781440191220

Editeur : iUniverse, 2010

Synopsis

From outward appearances, it seems like the Leo and Margot Lockhart family of Little Falls, New York, is a well-functioning and harmonious family unit. Yet upon closer inspection, each heart in the home harbors its secret of hurt, distrust, and disillusionment.

Katherine Lockhart's innocence and sensitivity as a child are ruled by the iron hand of her Irish mother, Margot. Fear of physical retribution controls Katherine's defiance during her teen years, but her intellect resents and mentally argues with the humiliation and responsibilities heaped upon her as the eldest daughter of six siblings. Training for the nursing profession is Katherine's salvation, and it is her ticket out of Little Falls, away from her controlling mother and alcoholic father.

When the moment of truth presents itself, Margot fears exposure as a negligent wife and mother which resulted in Katherine's childhood and future years being forever compromised and emotionally altered. Little Falls follows Katherine through the darkest tunnels in life as she rises above the rape, incest, bouts of depression, and physical and emotional abuse to experience the love and joy of family as a respected matriarch in her final years.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Joan Di Clemente earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Fitchburg State College and a Master's Degree from Tuft's University. She taught special needs students in her hometown of Bedford, Massachusetts and is currently an antique dealer. Di Clemente and her husband, Emidio, enjoy spending time with their children and six grandchildren.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: iUniverse
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440191220
• ISBN 13: 9781440191220
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 284
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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