Ladysitting: My Year with Nana at the End of Her Century

by Lorene Cary

Book Overview

From cherished memories of weekends she spent as a child with her indulgent Nana to the reality of the year she spent "ladysitting" her now frail grandmother, Lorene Cary journeys through stories of their time together and five generations of their African American family. Brilliantly weaving a narrative of her complicated yet transformative relationship with Nana--a fierce, stubborn, and independent woman, who managed a business until she was...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393635880
• ISBN13: 9780393635881
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.6"