The Melon Capital of the World
Subtitle: A Memoir
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press; Bison Books
Published: Feb 01, 2015
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780803255401
Description: In this psychologically gripping memoir, Blake Allmendinger returns to his childhood home after a forty-year absence. His homecoming to the struggling farming community of Rocky Ford, Colorado, formerly known as the Melon Capital of the World, forces the author to confront his own sad and disturbing history, one that parallels his hometown's decline. Allmendinger's family was dominated by his emotionally and mentally unstable mother, who became depressed while living in Rocky Ford as a young woman. For the rest of her life she abused the members of her family, creating tensions that remained unresolved until the end of the author's visit, when his mother died suddenly, a family member committed suicide, and a secret diary was discovered. This book is a remarkable blend of personal narrative, memoir, and Allmendinger's interviews with people who knew his mother and her family.
Notes: Source title: The Melon Capital of the World: A Memoir