My Mother, My Madness (Paperback)

A woman reluctantly takes on the responsibility of putting her eccentric rebellious mother into a retirement home, and managing her care. She has her own daughter to raise and nurture, a marriage and a business to hold together, and her own psychological troubles due in good part to how she was mothered.

My Mother, My Madness is Colleen Higgs’s diary of her mother’s last ten years. It is at once funny, harrowing, mundane, chaotic, and full of insight. It is a rich and moving story which unfolds through its characters like a novel.

Colleen Higgs is the author of two collections of poetry (Halfborn Woman, 2004, and Lava Lamp Poems, 2011) and a short story collection (Looking for Trouble – Yeoville Stories, 2012). She founded Modjaji Books in 2007 and, after publishing more than 150 books, is still Modjaji’s manager and publisher.

General

Imprint:	University Of Kwazulu-Natal Press
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	June 2020
Authors:	Colleen Higgs
Dimensions:	200 x 130 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-1-928476-36-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Care of the elderly Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with old age Books > Biography > General Books > Local Author Showcase > Biography Books > Local Author Showcase > Lifestyle
LSN:	1-928476-36-8
Barcode:	9781928476368

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