Untying the Apron: Daughters Remember Mothers of the 1950s Volume 4

by Lorri Neilsen Glenn

Book Overview

Mothers of the 1950s were wasp-waisted, dutiful, serene, and tied to the kitchen with apron strings. Or so we thought. This collection of searing and startling poetry and prose unties the stereotype and reveals women who were strong, wild, talented, wise, mad, creative, desperate, angry, courageous, bitter, tenacious, reckless and beautiful, sometimes all at once. The contributors include multi-award-winning poets, novelists, and essayists, as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550717294
• ISBN13: 9781550717297
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Guernica Editions
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"