Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Signed by author on the title page, inscribed "For Nancy - Knowing all the best ones see things differently. best Jacki Lyden." A finely crafted memoir, by turns humorous and heartbreaking, from this longtime NPR correspondent. First printing, very good in a VG jacket. Book has water damage to the FFEP and first 30 or so pages are a bit wavy. Jacket has two closed tears and crease to lower front, but quite presentable in protective mylar.

Sinopsis

As an adult, National Public Radio foreign correspondent Jacki Lyden has spent her life on the front lines of some of the world?s most dangerous war zones. As a child, she lived in a war zone of a different kind. Her mother, Dolores, suffered from what is now called manic depression; but when Jacki was growing up in a small Midwestern town, Dolores was simply called crazy. In her manic phases, Dolores became Marie Antoinette or the Queen of Sheba, exotically delusional and frightening, yet to young Jacki also transcendent, even inspiring. In time, Jacki grew to accept, even relish, Dolores?s bizarre episodes, marveling at her mother?s creative energy and using it to fuel her own. Heartbreaking, hilarious, and lyrical, this memoir of a mother-daughter relationship is a testimony to obstinate devotion in the face of bewildering illness.

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Librería: Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books (US)
Inventario del vendedor #: 002539
Título: Daughter of the Queen of Sheba: A Memoir
Autor: Lyden, Jacki
Formato/Encuadernación: Cloth
Estado del libro: Usado - Aceptable
Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good
Cantidad disponible: 1
Edición: First Edition
Encuadernación: Tapa dura
ISBN 10: 0395765315
ISBN 13: 9780395765319
Editorial: Houghton Mifflin
Lugar de publicación: Boston
Fecha de publicación: 1997
Tamaño: 8vo - over 7¾"- 9&fr
Catálogos del vendedor: Signed Books; Essays;
X weight: 0 lbs

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