by A. M. Homes · Granta Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781847080110
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«The Mistress's Daughter» is A. M. Homes's memoir, published by Granta Books in paperback (260 pages, in English).
The author was given up for adoption at birth; thirty years later, her biological parents contact her and she reconstructs her story. Homes contrasts childhood fantasies with the reality of the reunion and immerses herself in an obsessive investigation into her origins. A memoir about identity, family and adoption.
The text originally appeared in 2007; this paperback edition is from 2008 and belongs to literary autobiography and adoption narratives.
For readers of memoirs and true stories about adoption, and for those who follow contemporary autobiographical literature.
Amy M. Homes is an American writer best known for her controversial novels and unusual short stories, which feature extreme situations and characters. Notably, her novel The End of Alice (1996) is about a convicted child molester and murderer.
