A Catalogue Of Small Pains A Catalogue Of Small Pains

Download or read book A Catalogue Of Small Pains A Catalogue Of Small Pains written by FIC019000 and published by University of New Orleans Press. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mothers, daughters, and sisters must both protect and betray. They must maintain appearances in order to hide their pain. Winner of the University of New Orleans Press Publishing Lab, A Catalogue of Small Pains tells the stories of three generations of women whose lives are overshadowed by the secret cruelty of the family patriarch. Layering vignettes, illustrations, and instructions on womanhood in America, this fragmented novel exhibits the memories of a family, its heartbreak and pain, and stands as a delicate testament to a world where the past comes once again into focus.