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    Tangled Strings
    Tangled Strings
    Tangled Strings
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    Tangled Strings

    By Joann Bren Guernsey

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    Tangled Strings weaves together three mother-daughter relationships in very distinct ways. In “Secrets” a woman decides to stay in Krakow after her tour group’s departure, because of a secret her dying mother revealed. The woman in “Promises” welcomes her favorite grandchild into her home, but their shared enjoyment is damaged by a careless remark and disillusionment. In “Lies,” a woman is forced to recognize her role in a girl’s horrific childhood when the troubled daughter writes a best-selling memoir.
    “I know with mother-love there are always strings—some attached, some cut. But how did mine get so tangled?”

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Bird Chapbooks
    Release dateFeb 16, 2014
    ISBN9781311418258
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