G245 My Mother's Funeral; A Memoir
Title: My Mother's Funeral Author: Adriana Paramo First copyright date: 2013 Type of book: Mother/Daughter relationship, poverty, Columbia, creativity, history, memoir, escape, South America, abandonment, bitterness, 1950s?-1990s? General subject matter: Mother and daughter relationship, memories, growing up Special features: N/A Price: $21.00 ISBN/ASIN: 978-1-933880-39-6 Author's Purpose: "My real mother will be dead in less than two years, and her death will teach me a new definition of grief: one that is more than just a hurt heart because the pain is deep and widespread. I will feel her void in my cells, in the follicles of my hair, in the cuticle of my nails, in unsuspected places and at unexpected times." (xviii) a. Why did the author write on this subject rather than on some other subject? I can think of several reasons as to why My Mother's Funeral was written: one of the reasons as sort of a eulogy to her mother, as well as t...