When Gabrielle Carey's mother, who is usually pedantically punctual and organised, begins to forget basic things like where she put her dentures, Gabrielle knows that something is wrong. Scans reveal a brain tumour, and doctors advise its urgent removal. But there is another urgency at hand. Biding the dreadful passing of time in doctors' waiting rooms, Gabrielle begins to realise how much her mother has left untold, how many questions she still wants to ask her, and how little time there is left for answers. Gabrielle begins to voice the unasked - to attempt to discover the mother whom she has lived with all her life, but never truly known. In this sharp and honest memoir, we see what it is that families, in all their complex dynamics, can give to each other, and just what they stand to gain when they lay down their arms and let each other in.
- ISBN:
- 9781921372629
- 9781921372629
- Category:
- Memoirs
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 31-05-2013
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Scribe Publications
- Country of origin:
- Australia
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions (mm):
- 234x153x17mm
- Weight:
- 0.3kg
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