2013 Governor Generalâs Literary Award â Shortlisted, Non-Fiction
2013 Hilary Weston Writersâ Trust â Shortlisted, Non-Fiction
Projection is the story of this mother-daughter meeting in Brazil, of how two strangers, connected by little more than blood, spent ten days together trying to build a relationship.
In 1977, Priscila Uppalâs father drank contaminated water in Antigua and within 48 hours was a quadriplegic. Priscila was two years old. Five years later, her mother, Theresa, drained the familyâs bank accounts and disappeared to Brazil. After two attempts to abduct her children, Theresa had no further contact with the family.
In 2002, Priscila happened on her motherâs website, which featured a childhood photograph of Priscila and her brother. A few weeks later, Priscila summoned the nerve to contact the woman whoâd abandoned her.
The emotional reunion was alternately shocking, hopeful, humorous, and devastating, as Priscila came to realize that not only did she not love her mother, she didnât even like her.
Projection is a visceral, precisely written, brutally honest memoir that takes a probing look at a very unusual mother-daughter relationship, yet offers genuine comfort to all facing their own turbulent and unresolved familial relationships.
Categories:
- Parenting & Relationships
- Parenting
- Single Parents
- Parenting
Publisher : Thomas Allen Publishers
Author : Uppal, Priscila
Language : English
Edition : None ed.
Published :2014-09-02
Number Of Pages : 288
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 1771022744
ISBN-13 : 9781771022743
Item weight : 0.75 lb
Dimensions : 0.79 in x 5.98 in x 8.98 in
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