On the outskirts of normal : forging a family against the grain /

On the outskirts of normal : forging a family against the grain /

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Author / Creator:	Monroe, Debra.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	Dallas, Tex. : Southern Methodist University Press, 2010.
Description:	232 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Monroe, Debra -- Family. Monroe, Debra. Authors, American -- 20th century -- Family relationships. Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography. Single mothers -- United States -- Biography. Adoptive parents -- United States -- Biography. Interracial adoption -- Texas -- Psychological aspects. Motherhood -- Psychological aspects. Adoptive parents. Authors, American. Authors, American -- Family relationships. Families. Interracial adoption -- Psychological aspects. Motherhood -- Psychological aspects. Single mothers. Texas. United States. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8108712

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ISBN:	9780870745607 (alk. paper) 0870745603 (alk. paper)

Table of Contents:

Mother lore
How I got here
Homemaking
A history of fear
Small talk
Into the wall
Fast-forward, a four-year tunnel of time
The time to be lovely is always
First date jitters
How to build a better fence
Inflamed scar tissue
The uses of grief
Mother's Day.