Dreaming: Hard Luck And Good Times In AmericaIn this bittersweet and beautifully written memoir, Carolyn See embarks on nothing less than a reevaluation of the American Dream. Although it features a clan in which dysfunction was something of a family tradition, Dreaming is no victim's story. With a wry humor and not a trace of self-pity, See writes of fights and breakups and hard times, but also of celebration and optimism in the face of adversity. The story of See's family speaks for the countless people who reached for the shining American vision, found it eluded their grasp, and then tried to make what they had glitter as best they could. |
Contents
Orphans | 1 |
A Hard Life | 33 |
Dad and AA | 53 |
Rose as a Kid | 73 |
Getting Married | 93 |
Getting Married Again | 123 |
Acid | 153 |
Divorce | 173 |
Roses Story | 199 |
PART I | 220 |
Hanging It Up | 245 |
The Embarrassing Californianness of It All | 259 |
Finding Rose | 277 |
Mom Stands Pat | 297 |
Peace Breaks Out | 321 |
Dreaming | 337 |
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