Artículos relacionados a House Rules: A Memoir
Sinopsis
Book by Sontag Rachel
"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
Reseña del editor
A compelling, at times horrifying work that is impossible to put down, House Rules will stand besideRunning With Scissors and The Glass Castle as a memoir that cracks open the shell of a desperately dysfunctional family with impressive grace and humour.
Rachel Sontag grew up the daughter of a well-liked doctor in an upper middle class suburb of Chicago. The view from outside couldn’t have been more perfect. But within the walls of the family home, Rachel’s life was controlled and indeed terrorized by her father’s serious depression. In prose that is both precise and rich, Rachel’s childhood experience unfolds in a chronological recounting that shows how her father became more and more disturbed as Rachel grew up.
A visceral and wrenching exploration of the impact of a damaged psyche on those nearest to him,House Rules will keep you reading even when you most wish you could look away.
In the middle of the night, Dad sent Mom to wake me. In my pajamas, I sat across from them in the living room.
I was sure Grandma had died and I remember deciding to stay strong when Dad told me.
“What did you say to her?” he asked. His elbows rested in his lap.
“What do you mean?”
“You spent a good half hour alone in that hospital room. What did you talk about?”
“I don’t know, Dad”
“What do you mean, you don’t know? You know. You know exactly what you talked to her about.”
“You talked about me, Rachel.”
“No. I didn’t.”
“To my own mother?”
. . . .
I wondered how he’d been with Mom, how she’d missed the signs. He couldn’t have just turned crazy all of a sudden. I wondered if his own father had infected him with anger. But mostly, I wanted to know what he saw in me that caused him to break up inside. Was it in my being born or in my growing up?
--from House Rules
From the Hardcover edition.
Biografía del autor
Rachel Sontag was born and raised in Evanston, Illinois. She received her MFA in creative writing from The New School. She lives in New York City. This is her first book.
From the Hardcover edition.
"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
- EditorialDoubleday of Canada
- Año de publicación2009
- ISBN 10 0385664753
- ISBN 13 9780385664752
- EncuadernaciónTapa blanda
- Número de páginas261
Comprar nuevo
Ver este artículo
EUR 55,94
Gastos de envío:
EUR 3,80
A Estados Unidos de America
Los mejores resultados en AbeBooks
Imagen de archivo
House Rules : A Memoir
Publicado por
Anchor Canada, 2009
ISBN 10: 0385664753
ISBN 13: 9780385664752
Antiguo o usado
Tapa blanda
Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Nº de ref. del artículo: 13142419-6
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
House Rules: A Memoir
Publicado por
Anchor Canada, 2009
ISBN 10: 0385664753
ISBN 13: 9780385664752
Antiguo o usado
Tapa blanda
Librería: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book. Nº de ref. del artículo: 26-0385664753-G
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
House Rules: A Memoir
Librería: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Paperback. Condición: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Nº de ref. del artículo: think0385664753
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
House Rules: A Memoir
Librería: Big Bill's Books, Wimberley, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Paperback. Condición: new. Brand New Copy. Nº de ref. del artículo: BBB_new0385664753
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
House Rules: A Memoir
Librería: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: new. Nº de ref. del artículo: FrontCover0385664753
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles