My Mother and Other Secrets by Wendyl Nissen
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About this book
When her mother’s dementia brought unfamiliar family stories to the surface, Wendyl Nissen began tracing the lives behind them. Her discoveries lead through adoption, difficult childhoods, marriages and the struggles of women seeking independence.
This New Zealand memoir explores the relationship between mothers and daughters, the effects of family trauma across generations, and the experience of caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s.
- Author: Wendyl Nissen
- Publisher: Allen & Unwin, Auckland
- Year: 2021
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 288
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781988547213
Condition: Used. Cover rubbing and surface marks, with creasing near the spine and wear to the edges and corners.
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