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Author Richardson, Laurel, author

Title Lone twin : a true story of loss and found / by Laurel Richardson
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Sense, 2019

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Description 1 online resource
Series Social fictions series, 2542-8799 ; VOLUME 30
Contents What -- Absence -- School Girls -- Real Twins: Joan And June -- Look-A-Likes: Susan -- En Garde: Ingrid -- Mirror/Mirror: Laurel/Laurel -- Liar-Liar: Leah -- Blood Sisters: Valerie -- Miss Esther -- Maria -- Soul-Mate: Nathalie -- Family Ties -- Cousin Katie -- Lone Twin -- Forgiving My Family
Summary "On her death bed, Laurel Richardson's sister whispers a deep family secret to her. Those whispered words send the famed sociologist and author on a personal exploration of a lifetime. Lone Twin: A True Story of Loss and Found is an extraordinary story of a search for identity, wholeness, and forgiveness. Grounded in the cultures of mid-Twentieth Century Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles, Lone Twin weaves the personal with the social, cultural, and political. Richardson shares fascinating, resonant, and humorous stories about her relationships with a suicidal poet, a Swedish fencer, budding scientist, a Puerto Rican family, a Mafia family, her Russian Jewish and Irish Catholic family, and her famous cousin, Laura Foreman. Her story is at once singular and plural. As Richardson shares her journey towards wholeness and forgiveness, readers are invited to consider their own journeys and ask: Is there something missing in my life? How do I justify my existence? Lone Twin is an exquisitely written book about identity, the search for people who understand us, and the ties that bind. This outstanding example of literary sociology can be used as supplemental reading in a range of courses in American studies, gender studies, social science, child development, and creative writing. It can be read entirely for pleasure and is a great choice for book clubs. An appendix offers discussion questions, projects, and creative writing exercises"-- Provided by publisher
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Subject Twins -- United States -- Psychology
Lone twins -- United States
Identity (Psychology) -- United States
Forgiveness -- United States
Families -- United States.
Social psychology -- United States
Families
Forgiveness
Identity (Psychology)
Lone twins
Social psychology
Twins -- Psychology
United States
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019023719
ISBN 9789004411364
9004411364