Five days gone : the mystery of my mother's disappearance as a child
(Book)
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Published
New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2019.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
ISBN
1501198718, 9781501198717
Physical Desc
301 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Status
Brookline - Adult
MEMOIR CUMMING Laura 2019
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MEMOIR CUMMING Laura 2019
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Brookline - Adult | MEMOIR CUMMING Laura 2019 | On Shelf |
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Arlington - Adult | B CUMMING, L. | On Shelf |
Belmont Beech St. - Adult | 362.829 CUM | Storage |
Cambridge - Adult | 364.154 Cumming | On Shelf |
Cambridge Boudreau - Adult | 364.154 Cumming | On Shelf |
Cambridge Central Square - Adult | 364.154 Cumming | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Language
English
ISBN
1501198718, 9781501198717
Notes
Description
"In the fall of 1929, when Laura Cumming's mother was three years old, she was kidnapped from a beach on the Lincolnshire coast of England. There were no screams when she was taken, suggesting the culprit was someone familiar to her, and when she turned up again in a nearby village several days later, she was found in perfect health and happiness. No one was ever accused of a crime. The incident quickly faded from her memory, and her parents never discussed it. To the contrary, they deliberately hid it from her, and she did not learn of it for half a century. This was not the only secret her parents kept from her. For many years, while raising her in draconian isolation and protectiveness, they also hid the fact that she'd been adopted, and that shortly after the kidnapping, her name was changed from Grace to Betty. In Five Days Gone, Laura Cumming brilliantly unspools the tale of her mother's life and unravels the multiple mysteries at its core. Using photographs from the time, historical documents, and works of art, Cumming investigates this case of stolen identity with the toolset of a detective and the unique intimacy of a daughter trying to understand her family's past and its legacies. Compulsive, vivid, and profoundly touching, Five Days Gone is a masterful blend of memoir and history, an extraordinary personal narrative unlike any other."--Amazon
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cumming, L. (2019). Five days gone: the mystery of my mother's disappearance as a child (First Scribner hardcover edition.). Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cumming, Laura. 2019. Five Days Gone: The Mystery of My Mother's Disappearance As a Child. Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cumming, Laura. Five Days Gone: The Mystery of My Mother's Disappearance As a Child Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cumming, Laura. Five Days Gone: The Mystery of My Mother's Disappearance As a Child First Scribner hardcover edition., Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2019.
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