Lucy Grealy’s "Autobiography of a Face" and A.M. Homes "The Mistress’s Daughter": Two Powerful Women on their journey through life
Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: A, Hawai'i Pacific University (Hawai'i Pacific University), 3 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Lucy Grealy’s Autobiography of a Face deals with the life of Lucy Grealy, who faced <br>the negative consequences of terminal cancer after the partial removal of her jaw. Like Lucy <br>Grealy, A.M. Homes also faced the negative consequences as she was found by her <br>biological mother, who put her up for adoption after her birth. Both memoirs have similar <br>narrative structures and a lot in common in terms of content; however, they have significant <br>differences as well. <br> <br>[...]