My Father and the Astros

by Karen Maceira

My Father and the Astros tells the story of a girl in a family of troubled men and how their troubles affected her as she grew up in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. Maceira chronicles, in these lyric poems, a journey from childhood innocence through trauma to survival and resilience. The book reveals the deeper effects of addiction, prison, and suicide on the family members of those afflicted, a topic not often enough addressed. From difficult...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1635349079
• ISBN13: 9781635349078
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Finishing Line Press
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"