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- Writer to Writer Reminders: Tickles, Tips and Tricks for Writers
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Speaking in Jitterbug
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Published: June 10, 2011
Words: 95,078 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452471457
Short description
USA Today bestselling author, Jaqueline Girdner turns her poignant wit to a new Novel, Speaking in Jitterbug. As moving as Oliver Sacks' Awakenings--a mother breaks her 20-year silence. But is it too late? Girdner weaves the words of four daughters into the heartfelt tale of a family stunned by a mother's sudden return to life.Extended description
USA Today bestselling author, Jaqueline Girdner turns her poignant wit to a new Novel, Speaking in Jitterbug.As moving as Oliver Sacks' Awakenings--a mother breaks her 20-year silence. But is it too late? Girdner weaves the words of four daughters into the heartfelt tale of a family stunned by a mother's sudden return to life.
Charlotte Vogel, trapped in a mute, unmoving state by schizophrenia for two decades, suddenly responds to a new medication by walking, talking and even dancing. Her four grown daughters and devoted husband, Gus, are overjoyed--yet thrown into turmoil. Speaking in Jitterbug tells their story with wry humor and deep feeling.
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family drama, children, family, sisters, mother, bipolar, psychosis, manic depression, schizophrenia, paranoia, psychotic, oliver sacks, awakenings, older female protagonist, mutism, selective mutism, catatonicAvailable ebook reading formats
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