Author: Brenner, Summer

Price: $18.41

Category:Arts & Literature Biographies
Publication Date:2024-01-31T00:00:01Z
Pages:280
Binding:Paperback
ISBN:10:1959556460
ISBN:13:9781959556466
"My brother David and I were born to a Jewish family in Atlanta in the 1940s. Who knows why a thing roots in memory, but my early consciousness was formed by corners of wool blankets sucked until the fiber shredded; sheets hung over card tables to make hiding places; knees skinned raw in tomboy pursuits; a deep bond with my cousin Nancy; summer nights on sweat-drenched pillows; a recurring nightmare of being chased; the delight of nakedness; deep loneliness; and books, books, books. Like most siblings, David and I played together. But more often, I was alone"--