Someone Not Really Her Mother Lib/E

Chessman, Harriet Scott

ISBN 10: 0792733460 ISBN 13: 9780792733461

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

As Hannah Pearl’s memories of her 1940 escape to England from war-torn France come to the foreground of her consciousness, her memory of her more recent American life, including her relationships with her daughter and granddaughters, is almost erased. Her daughter, Miranda, attempts to bring her mother into the present and the daily activities of family life, yet finds herself instead pulled into Hannah’s unresolved past. Miranda’s daughters confront the shadows of history in their own ways. Fiona, content with her life as a new mother, tries to ignore the ghostly presence of Hannah’s family who perished in the war, while Ida clings to Hannah’s revelations as if they form a lifeline. Facing the mystery of Hannah’s unspoken memories, each woman must ask how well anyone can know the inner life of another person.

About this title

About the Author:

Harriet Scott Chessman is a teacher and a librettist. Her fiction has been translated into ten languages, and has been featured in publications such as "The Christian Science Monitor," " The New York Times," and "The San Francisco Chronicle." She is the author of "The Beauty of Ordinary Things," "Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper," and "Ohio Angels." She lives in Branford, Connecticut."

About this edition

• Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0792733460
• ISBN 13: 9780792733461
• Binding: Audio CD