Lone twin : a true story of loss and found /

Lone twin : a true story of loss and found /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Richardson, Laurel, author.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill \| Sense, 2019.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	Social fictions series, 2542-8799 ; VOLUME 30
Subject:	Twins -- United States -- Psychology. Lone twins -- United States. Identity (Psychology) -- United States. Forgiveness -- United States. Families -- United States. Social psychology -- United States. Families. Forgiveness. Identity (Psychology) Lone twins. Social psychology. Twins -- Psychology. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13513469

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ISBN:	9789004411364 9004411364 9789004411340 9789004411357
Notes:	Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Summary:	"On her death bed, Laurel Richardson's sister whispers a deep family secret to her. Those whispered words send the famed sociologist and author on a personal exploration of a lifetime. Lone Twin: A True Story of Loss and Found is an extraordinary story of a search for identity, wholeness, and forgiveness. Grounded in the cultures of mid-Twentieth Century Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles, Lone Twin weaves the personal with the social, cultural, and political. Richardson shares fascinating, resonant, and humorous stories about her relationships with a suicidal poet, a Swedish fencer, budding scientist, a Puerto Rican family, a Mafia family, her Russian Jewish and Irish Catholic family, and her famous cousin, Laura Foreman. Her story is at once singular and plural. As Richardson shares her journey towards wholeness and forgiveness, readers are invited to consider their own journeys and ask: Is there something missing in my life? How do I justify my existence? Lone Twin is an exquisitely written book about identity, the search for people who understand us, and the ties that bind. This outstanding example of literary sociology can be used as supplemental reading in a range of courses in American studies, gender studies, social science, child development, and creative writing. It can be read entirely for pleasure and is a great choice for book clubs. An appendix offers discussion questions, projects, and creative writing exercises"--
Other form:	Print version: Richardson, Laurel. Lone twin Leiden ; Boston : Brill \| Sense, 2020. 9789004411340

Table of Contents:

What
Absence
School Girls
Real Twins: Joan And June
Look-A-Likes: Susan
En Garde: Ingrid
Mirror/Mirror: Laurel/Laurel
Liar-Liar: Leah
Blood Sisters: Valerie
Miss Esther
Maria
Soul-Mate: Nathalie
Family Ties
Cousin Katie
Lone Twin
Forgiving My Family.