It Was Her New York - Moed, C. O.
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True stories and accidental snapshots about undying love, old lesbians, dementia, mothers & daughters, and a disappearing city. In this engaging new collection of personal essays and full-color photographs, Moed tells true stories of caring for her mother Florence, a broke, Julliard-trained pianist who stumbles into dementia on the Lower East Side. This funny, poignant memoir asks questions both familiar and touching: "What happened to the neighborhood?" and "What happened to my mom?" It Was Her New York is for anyone who has ever experienced the aging of a parent, the gentrification of a…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
True stories and accidental snapshots about undying love, old lesbians, dementia, mothers & daughters, and a disappearing city. In this engaging new collection of personal essays and full-color photographs, Moed tells true stories of caring for her mother Florence, a broke, Julliard-trained pianist who stumbles into dementia on the Lower East Side. This funny, poignant memoir asks questions both familiar and touching: "What happened to the neighborhood?" and "What happened to my mom?" It Was Her New York is for anyone who has ever experienced the aging of a parent, the gentrification of a neighborhood, or the unexpected discovery of stifled love and hidden sexuality.
Autorenporträt
C.O. Moed grew up in the Lower East Side of New York when it was still a tough neighborhood. She is an alum of the WOW Café, a recipient of the Elizabeth George Grant for Fiction, and was a Rockefeller Media Arts nominee. Her short stories, flash nonfiction, and dramatic works have been published in several anthologies and literary reviews, including: Lilith Magazine, Sensitive Skin, Unexpected Stories, 100subtext magazine, Inspirational Art Magazine, Shades of Blue (Seal Press), and AWAKE!: Reader for the Sleepless (Soft Skull Press). An excerpt from "It Was Her New York" was included in issue #62 of Inspirational Art Magazine. Visit her website www.comoed.net.