Glitter and glue: a memoir
(Large Print)
Author
Published
Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Large Print, 2014.
ISBN
9781628990423 (library binding : alk. paper), 1628990422 (library binding : alk. paper)
Physical Desc
287 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Cambridge Central Square - Large Print | LP 994.4092 Corrigan | On Shelf |
Lexington - Large Print | LARGE TYPE BIOGRAPHY CORRIGAN | On Shelf |
Natick - Large Print | [LgPrt] BIO / CORRIGAN, K. | On Shelf |
Somerville - Adult | LT 306.8743 CO | On Shelf |
Waltham - Large Print | Large Print/B CORRIGAN, K./Corrigan | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Large Print, 2014.
Format
Large Print
Language
English
ISBN
9781628990423 (library binding : alk. paper), 1628990422 (library binding : alk. paper)
Notes
General Note
Originally published: New York : Ballantine Books, 2014.
Description
When Kelly Corrigan was in high school, her mother neatly summarized the family dynamic as "Your father's the glitter but I'm the glue." After college, armed with a backpack, her personal mission statement, and a wad of traveler's checks, she took off for Australia to see things and do things and "become interesting." But it didn't turn out the way she pictured it. In a matter of months, her fanny pack full of savings had dwindled and she realized she needed a job. That's how Kelly met John Tanner, a newly widowed father of two looking for a live-in nanny. They chatted for an hour, discussed timing and pay, and a week later, Kelly moved in. And there, in that house in a suburb north of Sydney, her mother's voice was suddenly everywhere, nudging and advising, cautioning and directing, escorting her through a terrain as foreign as any she had ever trekked. Every day she spent with the Tanner kids was a day spent reconsidering her relationship with her mother, turning it over in her hands like a shell, straining to hear whatever messages might be trapped in its spiral. This is a book about the difference between travel and life experience, stepping out and stepping up, fathers and mothers. But mostly it's about who you admire and why, and how that changes over time.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Americans -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Biography.
Corrigan, Kelly, -- 1967-
Corrigan, Kelly, -- 1967- -- Family.
Corrigan, Kelly, -- 1967- -- Travel -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.)
Large type books.
Mothers and daughters.
Nannies -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Biography.
Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Biography.
Young women -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Biography.
Young women -- United States -- Biography.
Corrigan, Kelly, -- 1967-
Corrigan, Kelly, -- 1967- -- Family.
Corrigan, Kelly, -- 1967- -- Travel -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.)
Large type books.
Mothers and daughters.
Nannies -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Biography.
Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Biography.
Young women -- Australia -- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Biography.
Young women -- United States -- Biography.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Corrigan, K. (2014). Glitter and glue: a memoir . Center Point Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Corrigan, Kelly, 1967-. 2014. Glitter and Glue: A Memoir. Center Point Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Corrigan, Kelly, 1967-. Glitter and Glue: A Memoir Center Point Large Print, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Corrigan, Kelly. Glitter and Glue: A Memoir Center Point Large Print, 2014.
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