Polar vortex, a family memoir, Denise Dorrance
Type
Label
Polar vortex, a family memoir, Denise Dorrance
Language
eng
resource.biographical
autobiography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Polar vortex
Nature of contents
comics graphic novels
Oclc number
1405365833
Responsibility statement
Denise Dorrance
Sub title
a family memoir
Summary
"For fans of Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, a poignant, stirring graphic memoir--both heartbreaking and darkly funny--that perfectly captures the grief, nostalgia, and chaos of traveling home to care for an elderly parent in crisis" -, Publisher's descriptionWhat do you do when your mother can't remember who you are? You catch the first flight from your adopted home of London to your original hometown of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she's hospitalized, injured, and struggling with the swirling disorientation of dementia. You take responsibility for finding her new (and, perhaps, final) home--although insurance is running out and you might have to finally patch up your bitter relationship with your sister. And you try not to think about death, lurking around every corner... or the coming polar vortex, growing closer and closer as snowflakes swirl ever faster outside. With cinematic illustrations and moving yet humorous prose, award-winning author and cartoonist Denise Dorrance shares the two most haywire months of her life: the phone call after her mother is discovered lying confused on the living room floor, the mingled shock and familiarity of a harsh Midwestern midwinter, the attempt to settle her homesick mother into a care facility, the limiting and limitless inanities of the US health care system, and the impossible decisions about what comes next. Incorporating vintage postcards, photographs, and letters, Dorrance brilliantly captures the sadness, frustration, and gallows humor of suddenly having to care for an aging parent and facing the moment of transition between life as you've long known it and life as it must become. -, Provided by publisher
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- Autobiographical comics
- Mothers and daughters -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Graphic novels
- Adult children of aging parents -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Dorrance -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Aging parents + Care -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Cartoonists -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Informational works
- Dementia + Patients + Family relationships -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Autobiographies
- Graphic novels
- Nonfiction comics
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- Autobiographical comics
- Mothers and daughters -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Graphic novels
- Adult children of aging parents -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Dorrance -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Aging parents + Care -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Cartoonists -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Informational works
- Dementia + Patients + Family relationships -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Autobiographies
- Graphic novels
- Nonfiction comics
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