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Sister Mother Husband Dog

by Delia Ephron
4 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 5 hrs. Brilliance Audio. ISBN 9781480557116. $79.97; 1 MP3-CD. library ed.; digital download. MEMOIR
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Ephron (The Girl with the Mermaid Hair) begins her memoir with a loving tribute to her sister Nora, who died in 2012, and goes on to write about other triumphs and frustrations of contemporary life: dog ownership, the proliferation of branch banks in her Greenwich Village neighborhood, attempts to reclaim her Internet domain name after it lapsed, and mail-order gift-shipping mishaps. She writes bravely and poignantly about growing up with brilliant and creative parents who were profound alcoholics. Ephron ends with a chapter about Nora, which is only fitting: they were sometimes rivals, frequent collaborators, and always friends. Meg Ryan's reading conveys all the emotions that Ephron expresses.
VERDICT An excellent selection for public libraries and women's studies collections.
Reviewed by Nann Blaine Hilyard, Zion-Benton P.L., IL , Feb 01, 2014
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