Nothing Special - The Mostly True, Sometimes Funny Tales of Two Sisters

"A memoir about the relationship of two sisters who are less than a year apart, one with Down syndrome and the other with depression/anxiety, and their struggle for independence and connection"--

About the author

DIANNE BILYAK (Stonington, CT) is a Pushcart-prize nominated writer, graduate of the Yale Divinity School, and Connecticut disability rights advocate. Her book of poems Against the Turning was published by Amherst Writers & Artists Press in 2011, and her poetry has also been featured in Meat for Tea, Freshwater, Drunken Boat, The Massachusetts Review, and The Tampa Review.

Summary

An honest and hilarious memoir about disability and siblinghood.

Product details

• Authors: Dianne Bilyak
• Publisher: University press new england
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780819580283
• ISBN: 978-0-8195-8028-3
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: The Driftless Connecticut Series & Garnet Books; Driftless Connecticut Series &
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family