Bilingual Being: My Life as a Hyphen

by Kathleen Saint-Onge

Written by a survivor of childhood abuse, this moving memoir traces the influence of the author's mother tongue in the formation of her identity, and the role her second language played in providing a psychological sanctuary. Kathleen Saint-Onge reflects on the ambiguities of growing up in a primarily French household while attending English schools as she richly recounts the emotional gains and losses of a life lived in two languages. A testament...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773541195
• ISBN13: 9780773541191
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"