Now in paperback--in the bestselling tradition of The Glass Castle and The Liar's Club comes the captivating memoir of a young girl forced by her mother's instability to care for her siblings. E ven if others abandon you, you must never abandon yourself. This simple truth became Terry Helwig's lifeline as she was forced to grow up too soon. Terry grew up the oldest of six girls in the big-sky country of the American Southwest, where she attended twelve schools in eleven years. Helwig's stepfather Davy, a good-hearted and loving man, proudly purchased a mobile home to enable his family to move more easily from one oil town to another, where Davy eked out a living in the oil fields. Terry's mother, Carola Jean, a wild rose whose love often pierced those who tried to claim her, had little interest in the confines of home and motherhood. In Davy's absence, she sought companionship in local watering holes--a pastime she dubbed "visiting Timbuktu." She repeatedly left Terry in charge of the household and her five younger sisters. Despite Carola Jean's genuine attempts to "better herself," her life spiraled ever downward as Terry struggled to keep the family whole. In the midst of transience and upheaval, Terry and her sisters forged an uncommon bond of sisterhood that withstood the erosion of Davy and Carola Jean's marriage. But ultimately, to keep her own dreams alive, Terry had to decide when to hold on to what she loved and when to let go. Unflinching in its portrayal, yet told with humor and compassion, Terry Helwig's luminous memoir, Moonlight on Linoleum, explores a family's inner and outer landscapes of hope, despair, and redemption. It will make you laugh, cry, and hunger for more.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Howard Books
ISBN-10
1451628676
ISBN-13
9781451628678
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109064035
Product Key Features
Book Title
Moonlight on Linoleum : a Daughter's Memoir
Author
Terry Helwig
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, General, Literary
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
306.874/3
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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