by Barbara Robinette Moss (Author)
In this stunning memoir about growing up in a poor family dominated by an alcoholic father, Barbara Robinette Moss recalls in poignant detail the bitter intimacy of his abuse and the fierce devotion of her mother. A woman who nurtured a love of poetry and art in her eight children despite constant threats of violence, starvation and homelessness. Lack of proper nutrition and medical care left Moss with a twisted mummy face and a remarkable determination to banish the visible scars of her past. This book is the inspiring story of how that came to pass, of how she was able to compose a life marked by beauty in all its manifestations.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 322
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 19 Nov 2001
ISBN 10: 0743202198
ISBN 13: 9780743202190