The Shape of Normal: A Memoir of Motherhood, Disability and Embracing a Different Kind of Perfect - Couverture souple

Shields, Catherine

 
9783988320346: The Shape of Normal: A Memoir of Motherhood, Disability and Embracing a Different Kind of Perfect
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ISBN 10 : 398832034X ISBN 13 : 9783988320346
Editeur : Vine Leaves Press, 2023

Synopsis

"Brave and heartbreaking... will resonate with all parents." Jen Pastiloff, author of On Being Human

As a young suburban mother in the early 1980s, Cathy had a loving husband, a sweet toddler, and a vision of life laid out before her. Pregnant for the second time, with twins, she imagined creating the warm, affectionate home she'd craved as a child. Her family would flourish, and she would be the calm, unflappable mother at its center.

But the universe had other plans.

The Shape of Normal explores Cathy's intense denial and devotion as she struggles to face the challenges of raising a girl with cognitive disabilities. Convinced her diagnosis can be undone with just the right amount of single-mindedness, she turns it into a dark prophecy. But she'll have to overcome adversity and learn the lesson of acceptance before realizing her daughter was never broken.

Cathy was never on a hero's journey to save her child. She needed to save herself.

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À propos de l?auteur

Catherine Shields, M.S. Ed., is a retired early childhood teacher. She writes about parenting, disabilities, and self-discovery. In her debut memoir, The Shape of Normal, Cathy explores the truths and lies parents tell themselves. Her stories and essays have appeared in NBC Today, Newsweek, Bacopa Literary Review, Grown and Flown, Brevity Blog, Write City Magazine, The Manifest-Station, and elsewhere. Cathy lives in Miami, Florida. In her free time, Cathy likes to hike, kayak, and explore the Everglades National Park with her husband, to whom she's been married forever. cathyshieldswriter.com

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Éditeur
Vine Leaves Press
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
398832034X
ISBN 13 
9783988320346
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
226
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Personne responsable
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