My Mother's Funeral

By Adriana Paramo

My Mother's Funeral circles around the death of the author's mother, but what also emerges is a landscape of personal loss and pain, of innocence, humor, violence and beauty. Drawing heavily upon her childhood experiences and Colombian heritage, P ramo describes the volatile bond linking mothers and daughters in a culture largely unknown to Americans. The book moves between past (Colombia in the 1940s) and present lives, and maps scenes both geographical (Bogot , Medell n, Anchorage) as well as psychological--ultimately revealing the indomitable spirit of the women in her family. Especially from P ramo's mother the reader learns what it means to be a Colombian woman.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933880392
• ISBN13: 9781933880396
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: CavanKerry Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"