| Always Liza to Me: A Memoir for My Silent Sister Contributor(s): Rice, Cecilia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1741751675 ISBN-13: 9781741751673 Publisher: Allen & Unwin OUR PRICE: $23.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | People With Disabilities - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 204 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the story of the Rice family, and of Liza, their severely mentally-retarded eldest daughter. It's a story about what it was like growing up in a large, rowdy household forever in the thrall of this unknowable, unreachable child. When she was small Cecilia always believed Liza would not survive to adulthood, that she would never be her "problem." But she did survive. With warmth, wisdom and humor, Cecilia reveals how her family came to think of "the Liza problem" as their own and how, through the passing of time and a mysterious process of acceptance and forgiveness, their fears and resentment turned into fierce loyalty and abiding love. This is more than a memoir about the difficulties, challenges, and rare rewards that come with caring for a disabled child. |