by Jennifer Lauck · Abacus · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780349114774
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«Blackbird: A Childhood Lost» is Jennifer Lauck's autobiographical memoir, published by Abacus in paperback (432 pages, in English).
The author evokes her childhood in Nevada in the 1970s, where a five-year-old girl watches her mother's illness mark the end of an apparently normal family life. After moves across California and stays in homes in Hermosa Beach, Palo Alto and Los Angeles, the narrative follows her struggle to overcome losses that force her to grow up too soon.
The work is dated 2002 by Abacus. Although some sources record it with the subtitle «A Childhood Lost and Found», the edition for this EAN is presented as «Blackbird: A Childhood Lost».
Intended for readers of memoirs and autobiographical narratives seeking true stories of resilience told from a child's perspective.
Jennifer Lauck is an American fiction and non-fiction author, essayist, speaker and writing instructor. She is the author of four books including the New York Times best seller Blackbird. Her writing has been published in the U.S. and around the world and translated into several languages. Much of her popularity began when she appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 2000 and Winfrey held the book up to her audience saying, "This should have been a book of the month book. Read it now."
