Spirography - A Memoir

Spirography is a coming-of-age memoir about the bond between a father and daughter, their intertwined illnesses, and the enduring love that persists even after death. This memoir follows author Cara Stoddard's intersecting experiences of cancer, grief, and sexuality, rooted in the suburban Midwest ern milieu of the late twentieth century--where idyllic lake life, water sports, NASCAR, Christian rock, and a willful ignorance around queerness define the landscape. Ten years after her father's death, Stoddard traces her experiences of becoming a stepparent, reenacting her dad's parenting, carrying on his legacy, and, in unimaginable ways, bringing him back to life.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Cara Stoddard is a creative nonfiction writer and poet who grew up on a lake in Michigan. Their poems and essays have appeared in Fourth Genre, The Gettysburg Review, Terrain.org, and Ninth Letter. Currently, they live in Seattle with their stepdaughter.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Cara Stoddard
• Verlag: WAYNE
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9780814351901
• ISBN: 978-0-8143-5190-1
• Seiten: 336
• Serie: Made in Michigan Writers Series
• Thema: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher