Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (646 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0156586509 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Removed by "the Protestants", her grandfather Preston and his Jewish wife, to Scattle, there followed a period of quieter discipline in a Catholic convent where she lost her faith; the transfer to an Episcopalian boarding school and infractions of another nature; a summer in Montana and her introduction to whisky under the tutelage of a married druggist; and the pieces conclude with an unforgettable portrait of her grandmother Augusta Morgenstern and the elaborate ritual of her days. Under the monitory supervision of the Catholic McCarthys in Minneapolis, the four young ones were turned over to a blood relative, Aunt Margaret- a "well-aged quince of 45" whose regimen of prunes and parsnips, no toys or books was
Photographs.. Tempering the need to fictionalize for the sake of a good story with the need for honesty, she creates interchapters that tell the reader what she has inferred or invented. This unique autobiography begins with McCarthy’s recollections of an indulgent, idyllic childhood tragically altered by the death of her parents in the influenza epidemic of 1918
ho hum I couldn't get interested in this. You may be able to. I need more action.. Peggy Vincent said Brilliant, analytical, and literary memoir. That Mary McCarthy's childhood was difficult and unpleasant is well recognized. She has created a worthy and literary memoir from the material gathered during the years before she was claimed by her benevolent Seattle grandparents from the truly draconian aunt and uncle who kept her for 5 years prior to that. Somewhe. "Accuracy in the Memoir" according to Fulmoonmajik. Mary McCarthy's Memories of a Catholic Girlhood is a collection of essays that recall the author's childhood as well as relate her family history. For the most part, the essays are arranged in chronological order (as the events occurred in her life) with the exception of the essay "Yellowstone Park," which, as the na
MARY MCCARTHY (1912–1989) was a short-story writer, bestselling novelist, essayist, and critic. She was the author of The Stones of Florence and Birds of America, among other books.