Growing up in Alabama, Renkl was a devoted reader, an explorer of riverbeds and red-dirt roads, and a fiercely loved daughter. Here, in brief essays, she traces a tender and honest portrait of her complicated parents-her exuberant, creative mother; her steady, supportive father - and of the bittersweet moments that accompany a child's transition to caregiver.
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Margaret Renkl ; with art by Billy Renkl.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-225).
