Family Trouble: Memoirists on the Hazards and Rewards of Revealing Family

by Joy Castro

Book Overview

Whenever a memoirist gives a reading, someone in the audience is sure to ask: How did your family react? Revisiting our pasts and exploring our experiences, we often reveal more of our nearest and dearest than they might prefer. This volume navigates the emotional and literary minefields that any writer of family stories or secrets must travel when depicting private lives for public consumption.

Essays by twenty-five memoirists, including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803246927
• ISBN13: 9780803246928
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"