First Advisor

Michael McGregor

Date of Publication

Summer 1-1-2012

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Creative Writing

Department

English

Language

English

Subjects

Motherhood -- Fiction, Abandoned children -- Fiction, Families -- Fiction

DOI

10.15760/etd.811

Physical Description

1 online resource (ii, 79 p.)

Abstract

In these six intertwining fictional short stories, one fateful decision ripples through the lives of multiple generations. Annie is an unmarried young mother during World War II when she leaves her young daughter in the care of a childless couple. When Annie fails to return for the child after days and then years, a new and fragile family is formed only to be tested by Annie's eventual return. The other stories in this collection follow the daughters and granddaughters who have to navigate their own lives in the shadow of this abandonment. Spanning multiple decades, Annie's decision remains a pivotal psychological scar imprinted in her descendants and those left to care for the child that she could not.

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Comments

Portland State University. Dept. of English

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/8498

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