Luxenberg, Steve.

Annie's ghosts : a journey into a family secret / Steve Luxenberg. - 1st ed. - New York : Hyperion, c2009. - x, 401 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-386) and index.

Booklist starred, April 2009 Kirkus Starred, April 2009

Steve Luxenberg shares the shocking secrets he uncovered about his mother's past after learning that she was not an only child, as she had always claimed, but instead had a mentally handicapped sister who was sent to an institution when the girls were in their twenties and discusses how his discoveries impacted his relationship with his mother.

Adult Follett Library Resources.

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Luxenberg, Steve--Family.


Adult children of aging parents--Family relationships--United States--Case studies.
Mothers and sons--United States--Case studies.
Sisters--Family relationships--United States--Case studies.
Inmates of institutions--Family relationships--Michigan--Case studies.
Family secrets--Case studies.

HQ755.86 / .L89 2009

306.875/40874/09774/34