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The seasons of my mother, a memoir of love, family, and flowers, Marcia Gay Harden

eng

collective biography

no index present

non fiction

The seasons of my mother

952647759

Marcia Gay Harden

a memoir of love, family, and flowers

"One of America's most revered actresses weaves stories of her adventures and travels with her mother, while reflecting on the beautiful spirit that persists even in the face of her mother's struggle with Alzheimer's disease."--Front flap of jacket

Prologue: my mother's flower path -- Spring. My mother is a brightly ribboned maypole -- My mother is a crescent moon -- My mother holds me like Mary holds Jesus -- Summer. My mother flies with Superwoman -- My mother is an orange hibiscus in a brown coffee cup -- My mother is a miraculous bamboo -- Fall. My mother is a driftwood ballerina -- My mother is a bottle of extra virgin olive oil -- My mother is a silver-wrapped piece of Wrigley's Spearmint chewing gum -- Winter. My mother is a Harry Winston diamond -- My mother is a star navigator -- My mother is an Easter Bunny in a white confectioner's egg -- Epilogue