Not Becoming My Mother
And Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way
Detroit [Mich.] : Thorndike Press, 2009.
Format: Large Print
Description: 147 pages ; 23 cm.
Food writer and restaurant critic Ruth Reichl embarks on a clear-eyed, openhearted investigation of her mother's life, piecing together the journey of a woman she comes to realize she never really knew. Looking to her mother's letters and diaries, Reichl confronts the painful transition her mother made from hopeful young woman to unhappy older one and realizes the tremendous sacrifices she made to make sure her daughter's life would not be as disappointing as her own.
Series: Thorndike Press large print biography series.
Subjects:
Reichl, Miriam B. (Miriam Brudno), 1908-1992.
Women food writers -- United States -- Biography.
Large type books.
Reichl, Miriam B. (Miriam Brudno), 1908-1992.
Women food writers -- United States -- Biography.
Large type books.
ISBN:
9781410415738 (lg. print : hardcover : alk. paper)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LP BIOGRPAHY Reichl, Ruth | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Large Print Biography | In |
LP BIOGRAPHY Reichl, Ruth | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Adult | In |
LPB Reichl | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Adult | In |
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Originally published: New York : Penguin Press, 2009.