Bibliograph

Letters from Brenda, two suitcases, 75 lost letters, one mother, Emma Kennedy

Type

Label

Letters from Brenda, two suitcases, 75 lost letters, one mother, Emma Kennedy

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Letters from Brenda

Oclc number

1308453483

Responsibility statement

Emma Kennedy

Sub title

two suitcases, 75 lost letters, one mother

Summary

After her mother, Brenda, passed away and her father sold the family home, broadcaster and writer Emma Kennedy found herself floundering, unable to make peace with the complex, charismatic woman who had been her mum. And then they found the letters. This heartbreakingly funny book about the impact of discovering lost letters is a celebration of correspondence; those lost acts of penned love, the vivid snapshots in time scattered back through a life. It is also about a childhood shrouded in shame, the lies Brenda told her family, the madness that set in, and ultimately what it means to be a daughter and a mother. Finally, Emma allows herself to explore what she couldn't while she was growing up: the question of who her mother really was

Target audience

adult

Classification