| And Now I Spill the Family Secrets: A Memoir Contributor(s): Kimball, Margaret (Author), Stevens, Eileen (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1799953254 ISBN-13: 9781799953258 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $19.54 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: April 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - Biography & Memoir - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Family & Relationships | Dysfunctional Families |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.8" W x 5.6" (0.30 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the spirit of Alison Bechdel's Fun Home and Roz Chast's Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, Margaret Kimball's AND NOW I SPILL THE FAMILY SECRETS begins in the aftermath of a tragedy. In 1988, when Kimball is only four years old, her mother attempts suicide on Mother's Day--and this becomes one of many things Kimball's family never speaks about. As she searches for answers nearly thirty years later, Kimball embarks on a thrilling journey into the secrets her family has kept for decades. Using old diary entries, hospital records, home videos, and other archives, Margaret pieces together a narrative map of her childhood--her mother's bipolar disorder, her grandmother's institutionalization, and her brother's increasing struggles--in an attempt to understand what no one likes to talk about: the fractures in her family. Both a coming-of-age story about family dysfunction and a reflection on mental health, AND NOW I SPILL THE FAMILY SECRETS is funny, poignant, and deeply inspiring in its portrayal of what drives a family apart and what keeps them together. |