Swallow the Ocean: A Memoir - Hardcover

Flynn, Laura M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1582433852 ISBN 13: 9781582433851

Publisher: Counterpoint, 2008

Synopsis

Sally Flynn engaged her three duaghters in rounds of elaborate games and felt great maternal joy at their smallest accomplishments. It wasn't long, however, before her fun-loving side became slowly absorbed by madness. Whether it was accusing Laura's father of aligning with Satan, or buying only certain ""evil-free"" products, glimmers of her mother's future paranoia gre brighter as Laura's early years passed. As her father foughts to gain custidy of the children, the three sisters united in flights of fancy to avoid the trauma. This is an intimate portrait of a turbulent childhood.

About this title

Review:

"[A] beautifully written memoir ... Poetic and masterful, this is a memoir you won't soon forget." -- Edwidge Danticat

Synopsis:

Traces the author's coming of age under the shadow of her mother's paranoid schizophrenia, a disorder that ended her parents' marriage and caused the author to be raised in accordance with her mother's distorted perceptions of the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Counterpoint
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1582433852
• ISBN 13: 9781582433851
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304