Completing the Circle

Completing the Circle

Completing the Circle

David A. Kates / David AKates

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Editorial:
iUniverse
Año de edición:
2004
Materia
Memorias
ISBN:
9780595669387

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From the darkest tunnel, through a prism, David A. Kates renders the life and death of his mother, Judy, with searing love and feisty insight. The voice of this young poet-son lingers long after the burn of the final phrase. --Martha FullerInstructor, Otis College of Art + Design, UCLA Extension, and UC Irvine ExtensionWhat does a person do when his mother passes away from metastatic breast cancer, and he inherits grief, a townhouse, guilt, lipstick-stained tissues, flowers, a baby grand piano, melancholia, and a highly altered life?He writes!Completing the Circle: A Son’s Memoir is vivid storytelling set in a much-loved home among the stark mountains and vast Pacific Ocean of Pacific Palisades, CA.Completing the Circle mixes poetry and short stories to shed light on cancer, mortality, the mother/son relationship, bereavement, happiness, and dealing with change.Completing the Circle concludes:'A lot of tears stain this book,As well asA lot of hope for a vigorous future.'

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