As children, Tam and her older brother were swimming when she
suffered her first epileptic seizure. He pulled her from the water
and was crowned a hero. Tam was labeled "disabled" and never swam
again. And so began 30 years of vigilance, never allowing her body
to betray her, never allowing her brother or her family or anyone
else to influence her path. Now, in middle age, a lifetime's worth
of control has taken its toll. Exhausted, she heads to Maine where,
while working on a genealogy project, she falls under the spell of
two dead women: an ancestor, Mary Catherine, who died at 33; the
other, the town ghost. Through their cloistered, tragic lives Tam
relives her own life over and over -- until a distant cousin forces
her to see herself in a new light. Tam's quest to transcend
self-imposed limitations is superbly crafted and richly
satisfying.
General
| Imprint: |
Soft Skull Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2008 |
| First published: |
September 2007 |
| Authors: |
Cris Mazza
|
| Dimensions: |
228 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
320 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-933368-84-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-933368-84-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781933368849 |
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