附註:Includes bibliographical references.
The disturbance -- Mother knows best -- Sandys's baby -- The time of her life -- A room of her own -- Zepp's last stand -- Lethal weapon -- The twisting of Kenny White -- The babysitter -- Three scenes from the life of a tormented playwright -- The Pope of quotations -- The other side of Mary Gordon -- At nobody's mercy -- The poet and the birthday girl -- Monica's barrel. Epilogue: Trish, Tamara, and Tennessee.
摘要:Madeleine Blais is perhaps best known for her insightful essays chronicling the experiences of the disadvantaged and dispossessed members of our society. This volume gathers fifteen of her most memorable essays, vivid portraits that speak to the realities of contemporary American experience.
