Martha McPhee
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"A long-awaited memoir from an award-winning novelist--a candid, riveting account of her complicated, bohemian childhood and her return home to care for her ailing mother. In March 2020, Martha McPhee, her husband, and their two almost-grown children set out for her childhood home in New Jersey, where she finds herself grappling simultaneously with a mother slipping into severe dementia and a house that's been neglected of late. As Martha works to...
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"A portrait of self-creation in the vein of F. Scott Fitzgerald"," (The Wall Street Journal) An Elegant Woman is "a rich exploration of legacy and memory" (Entertainment Weekly) that follows four generations of women against the sweep of 20th century American history.
Drawn from the author's own family history, this powerful, moving multigenerational saga from National Book Award finalist Martha McPhee masterfully...
Drawn from the author's own family history, this powerful, moving multigenerational saga from National Book Award finalist Martha McPhee masterfully...