Living in the Land of Limbo : Fiction and Poetry about Family Caregiving
2014
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"The first anthology of short stories and poems about family caregivers. The authors explore caregivers' experiences as they deal with family conflicts, the complexities of the health care system, and the impact of their choices on their lives and the lives of others"-- Living in the Land of Limbo is the first anthology of short stories and poems about family caregivers. These men and women find themselves in ""limbo,"" as they struggle to take care of a family member or friend in the uncertain world of chronic illness. The authors explore caregivers' experiences as they deal with family conflicts, the complexities of the health care system and the impact of their choices on their lives and the lives of others. The book includes selections devoted to caregivers of ageing parents; husbands and wives; ill children; and relatives, lovers and friends. A final section is devoted to paid caregivers and their clients. Among the conditions that form the background of the selections are dementia, HIV/AIDS, mental illness, multiple sclerosis and paediatric cancer. Many of the authors are well-known poets and writers, but others have not been published in mainstream media. They represent a range of cultural backgrounds. Although their works approach caregiving in very different ways, the authors share a commitment to emotional truth, unvarnished by societal ideals of what caregivers should feel and do. These stories and poems paint profoundly moving and revealing portraits of family caregivers.
Main title:
Living in the Land of Limbo : Fiction and Poetry about Family Caregiving / edited by Carol Levine.
Author:
Levine, Carol, editor
Imprint:
Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2014.
Collation:
288 p. ; 26 cm.
Contents:
Introduction Carol Levine Part I Children of Aging Parents Diem Perdidi Julie Otsuka Whosoever: The Language of Mothers and Sons Rick Moody The Third Dumpster Gish Jen Water Li-Young Lee Lucky Tony Hoagland Fathers and Sons David Mason Yesterday W. S. Merwin Ode to Meaning Robert Pinsky Buckdancer's Choice James Dickey Where the Groceries Went Raymond Carver Part II Husbands and Wives Mrs. Cassidy's Last Year Mary Gordon We Are Nighttime Travelers Ethan Canin The Ship Pounding Donald Hall The Sick Wife Jane Kenyon Alzheimer's: The Wife Alzheimer's: The Husband C. K. Williams The Bear Came Over the Mountain Alice Munro Thoreau's Laundry Ann Harleman The Yawn Rachel Hadas Mrs. Dumpty Visiting Hours Are Over Chana Bloch He Read to Her Anne Brashler Part III Parents and Sick Children How to Win Rosellen Brown People Like That Are the Only People Here Lorrie Moore Children's Ward Sarah Day Parents Support Group Dick Allen Starter Amy Hanridge Part IV Relatives, Lovers, and Friends The Closet Allegra Goodman The Caregiver Eugenia Collier Atlantis Mark Doty Oceanic Hotel, Nice Tereze Gluck Part V Paid Caregivers A Pension Plan Ha Jin A Bad Day for Pisces Fran Pokras Yariv Wheelchair Lewis Nordan God's Goodness Marjorie Kemper Part VI Resources
ISBN:
9780826519702
Dewey class:
810.80356
Language:
English
BRN:
2058785
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