Mother of Stories: An Elegy

by Alice Dailey

In a breathtaking blend of lyrical memoir, photographs, and textual artifacts, Mother of Stories examines the complex legacy of a mother who was a gifted teacher, a passionate reader, and a pathological liar.

While Alice Dailey was immersed in an academic study of death in Shakespeare's history plays, her mother died from toxic exposure to mold. Composed in a fugue of grief, Mother of Stories is Dailey's uncompromising account...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 153150647X
• ISBN13: 9781531506476
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"