posted on 2025-04-03, 14:38authored byDiana Metzger
Stories of children losing parents and parents losing children are pervasive, but there are very few explorations on what it means for a teenager to lose their sibling, especially for a teenage girl to lose her older sister. I lost my older sister Sarah in a car accident when I was fourteen-years old. I wished I had words to reflect my confusing emotions. I also would have loved to have an articulate voice when I turned sixteen and my family adopted a baby from Vietnam. The Selfish Mansion is an original memoir that adds a bold voice to the canon of memoirs discussing young adult grief and adoption. This is a story not just for girls losing or gaining a sibling, but anyone who's suffered a loss or discovering their place in their family.
History
Publisher
ProQuest
Language
English
Notes
Degree awarded: M.F.A. Literature. American University||Made available in DSpace on 2012-08-22T15:01:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1
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Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/1961/11078
Committee chair
Stephanie Grant
Committee member(s)
Andrew Holleran
Degree discipline
Creative Writing
Degree grantor
American University. College of Arts and Sciences
Degree level
Masters
Degree name
M.F.A. in Creative Writing, American University, 2012