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Aug 6, 2019 · A 2016 resident fellow at Vermont Studio Center, Altman writes full time from her home in Newtown, Connecticut where she lives with her spouse of sixteen years, book designer Susan Turner. Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing [Altman, Elissa] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.
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Motherland is a memoir by Elissa Altman about her relationship with her mother Rita, a former television singer. She talks about her time growing up with her and the relationship she has with her now.
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To sustain their fragile mother-daughter bond, Elissa must navigate the turbulent waters of their shared lives, the practical challenges of caregiving for someone who refuses to accept it, the tentacles of narcissism, and the mutual, frenetic obsession that has defined their relationship.
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Amazon.com: Elissa Altman, MOTHERLAND: A MEMOIR OF LOVE, LOATHING, AND LONGING : Audible Books & Originals
Sep 8, 2020 · Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing. Elissa Altman. Random House Publishing Group, Sep 8, 2020 - Biography & Autobiography - 272 pages. “I’m reading this book right now and...
Elissa Altman is a beautiful, big-hearted writer who mines her most central subject: her gorgeous, tempestuous, difficult mother, and the terrain of their shared life. The result is a testament to the power of love and family."--Dani Shapiro, author of Inheritance
For example, take Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing by award-winning journalist and food writer Elissa Altman. Motherland tells the story of Altman’s relationship with her (Altman’s description) narcissistic mother, and Altman’s lifelong journey to find her own identify and a life separate from her mother.
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