num_pages: 432
description: In this luminously written memior, Jennifer Lauck revisits her extraordinarily difficult childhood. Her mother's lengthy illness led to a reversal of roles, casting Lauck as the caretaker in the relationship. Worse, shortly after her mother's passing, Lauck's father married a woman who might best be described as an "evil stepmother." Lauck's pitch-perfect evocation of her younger self's point of view and her resilience in the face of emotional and physical hardship make this an unfogettable read.
language: English
title: Blackbird : A Childhood Lost and Found
titlecomplete: Blackbird : A Childhood Lost and Found
genres: Autobiography, Childrens, Biography Memoir, Family, Biography, Memoir, Coming Of Age, Nonfiction, Mental Illness, Womens
ratings_count: 9138
publisher: Pocket Books