Bibliograph

The terrible, a storyteller's memoir, Yrsa Daley-Ward

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The terrible, a storyteller's memoir, Yrsa Daley-Ward

Language

eng

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The terrible

Responsibility statement

Yrsa Daley-Ward

Sub title

a storyteller's memoir

Summary

This is the story of Yrsa Daley-Ward, and all the things that happened—even the terrible things. And God, there were terrible things. It’s about her childhood in the northwest of England with her beautiful, careworn mother Marcia; the man formerly known as Dad (half fun, half frightening); and her little brother Roo, who sees things written in the stars. It’s also about the surreal magic of adolescence, about growing up and discovering the power and fear of sexuality, about pitch-gray days of pills and powder and connection. It’s about damage and pain, but also joy. Told with raw intensity and shocking honesty, The Terrible is a memoir of going under, losing yourself, and finding your voice

Target audience

adult

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