Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery

By: Linda Murphy Marshall

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Synopsis: After both her parents die, Linda Murphy Marshall, a multi-linguist and professional translator, returns to her midwestern childhood home, Ivy Lodge, to sort through a lifetime of belongings with her siblings. Room by room, she sifts through the objects in her parents&’ house and uses her skills and perspective as a longtime professional translator to make sense of the events of her past—to &“translate&” her memories and her life. In the process, she sees things with new eyes. All of her parents&’ things, everything having to do with their cherished hobbies, are housed in a home that, although it looks impressive from the outside, is anything but impressive inside; in short, she now realizes that much of it —even the house&’s fancy name—was show. By the time Murphy Marshall is done with Ivy Lodge, she has not only made new discoveries about her past, she has also come to a new understanding of who she is and how she fits into her world.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781647423681
Related ISBNs:: 9781647423674
Publisher:: She Writes Press
Date of Addition:: 08/02/24
Copyrighted By:: Linda Murphy Marshall
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Parenting and Family, Psychology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.