On the outskirts of normal
Subtitle: forging a family against the grain
By: Debra Monroe.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Southern Methodist University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Dallas
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780870745607
Subjects: Monroe, Debra -- Family; Authors, American -- 20th century -- Family relationships; Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography; Single mothers -- United States -- Biography; Adoptive parents -- United States -- Biography; Interracial adoption -- Texas -- Psychological aspects; Motherhood -- Psychological aspects
Genres: Biography
Table of contents: title: Mother lore; title: How I got here; title: Homemaking; title: A history of fear; title: Small talk; title: Into the wall; title: Fast-forward, a four-year tunnel of time; title: The time to be lovely is always; title: First date jitters; title: How to build a better fence; title: Inflamed scar tissue; title: The uses of grief; title: Mother's Day.