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| Author:
| Kander, Beth |
| ISBN: | 978-0-692-28166-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2014 |
| Publisher: | Chicago Dramaworks
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $6.50 |
Book Description:
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On what - or whom - does your own identity depend? The Hollingsworth family is, at first glance, perfectly normal - maybe a bit more literature-centric and a bit more formal than average, but nothing revolutionary. Audrey is the head librarian at the local library, her husband Bill is an English professor, and their son Rye is trying to make it as a writer. When Audrey is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, the calm family picture begins to blur. Before her illness, Audrey...
More DescriptionOn what - or whom - does your own identity depend? The Hollingsworth family is, at first glance, perfectly normal - maybe a bit more literature-centric and a bit more formal than average, but nothing revolutionary. Audrey is the head librarian at the local library, her husband Bill is an English professor, and their son Rye is trying to make it as a writer. When Audrey is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, the calm family picture begins to blur. Before her illness, Audrey had always protected her son and husband; now, as she sinks into the past, she reveals long-buried family secrets.