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Informationen zum Autor Dinah Lenney's essays and reviews have appeared the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Ploughshares, Agni, Creative Nonfiction, Brevity, Kenyon Review Online, and elsewhere. She received a Special Mention for her work in the Water-Stone Review and the 2010 Pushcart Prize anthology. Lenney has a BA from Yale University and an MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars, where she serves as a member of the core faculty. She also teaches in the Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, as well as in the Master of Professional Writing program at the University of Southern California. A working actor in theatre, film, and television, Lenney co-authored Acting for Young Actors and has guest-starred on numerous television shows. You can visit her websites at www.dinahlenney.com and http://college.usc.edu/thegamut/author/dinahlenney/ Klappentext When Nelson Gross was killed by a couple of teenagers in a botched abduction and robbery, the murder shook his family in predictable and terrible ways. For his daughter, Dinah Lenney, the loss sparked a self-reckoning that led to this candid memoir that is by turns funny and sad, frustrating and fulfilling. Zusammenfassung In spite of extraordinary events - as with most families - it is mutual forgiveness and love that lead us to empathy, acceptance, and the will to carry on. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments1. Prologue: Eliza Wants to Know2. The Contents of the File3. The Last Visit4. Missing5. Just Business6. Still Missing7. Driving Lessons8. Waiting9. My Old Man10. The House with the Gate11. I Remember12. Albert and Rose13. Acting14. Eulogies15. Christmas with Dogs16. Looking for Crumbs17. The Drama of the Not Particularly Gifted Child18. October, 199819. Mementos20. Messages Received21. Nelson and Leah22. Coming and Going23. Mythology24. Two Fathers25. My Father under My Fingernails26. Resentment27. Conjecture28. Uncles29. Recovery30. Keeping in Touch31. Family Gifts32. After Life33. A Pretty Good Day34. Coda...
