Bibliograph

Shanda, a memoir of shame and secrecy, Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Type

Label

Shanda, a memoir of shame and secrecy, Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Shanda

Oclc number

1299301876

Responsibility statement

Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Sub title

a memoir of shame and secrecy

Summary

"In her deeply engaging, astonishingly candid memoir, author and activist Letty Cottin Pogrebin exposes the fiercely-guarded lies and intricate cover-ups woven by dozens of members of her extended family. Beginning with her own long-suppressed secret, the story spirals through the hidden lives of her parents and relatives--revealing the truth about their origins, personal traumas, marital misery, abandoned children, religious transgressions, sexual identity, radical politics, and supposedly embarrassing illnesses. While unmasking their charades and disguises, Pogrebin also showcases her family's remarkable talent for reinvention in a narrative that is, by turns, touching, searing, and suprisingly universal."--front jacket flap

Target audience

adult

Creator