Polar vortex : a family memoir
(Graphic Novel)
Author
Published
New York : The Experiment, [2024].
Edition
[Revised edition].
Physical Description
245 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Status
Teton Co. Library - New Item
GRAPHIC NOVEL DORRANCE D
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GRAPHIC NOVEL DORRANCE D
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Subjects
Library of Congress Subjects
Adult children of aging parents -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Aging parents -- Care -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Autobiographical comics.
Autobiographies.
Cartoonists -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Dementia -- Patients -- Family relationships -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Dorrance -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Informational works.
Mothers and daughters -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Nonfiction comics.
Aging parents -- Care -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Autobiographical comics.
Autobiographies.
Cartoonists -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Dementia -- Patients -- Family relationships -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Dorrance -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
Informational works.
Mothers and daughters -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Nonfiction comics.
More Details
Published
New York : The Experiment, [2024].
Format
Graphic Novel
Edition
[Revised edition].
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published in the United Kingdom by New River Books. First published in North America in revised form by the Experiment, LLC.
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 description.
Summary
What 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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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dorrance. (2024). Polar vortex: a family memoir ([Revised edition].). The Experiment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dorrance. 2024. Polar Vortex: A Family Memoir. The Experiment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dorrance. Polar Vortex: A Family Memoir The Experiment, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dorrance. Polar Vortex: A Family Memoir [Revised edition]., The Experiment, 2024.
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