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100 1  Monroe, Debra.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/
       n88174839 
245 10 On the outskirts of normal :|bforging a family against the
       grain : [a memoir] /|cDebra Monroe. 
264  1 Athens, Georgia :|bUniversity of Georgia Press,|c2015. 
300    1 online resource (pages 
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505 0  Cover; Contents; Mother Lore; How I Got Here; Homemaking; 
       A History of Fear; Small Talk; Into the Wall; Fast-Forward,
       A Four Year Tunnel of Time; The Time to be Lovely is 
       Always; First Date Jitters; How to Build a Better Fence; 
       Inflamed Scar Tissue; The Uses of Grief; Mother's Day. 
520    "After moving to a humble cottage outside of a tiny Texas 
       town, Debra Monroe rids herself of an abusive husband, 
       battles sexist contractors and workers as she renovates 
       her home, and finally, after several disheartening 
       letdowns, is able to adopt her beautiful baby daughter, 
       Marie. Though elated that her dream is coming true, Monroe
       faces trials that befall her not just as a single mother 
       but as a white mother of a black child. In On the 
       Outskirts of Normal, two-time National Book Award nominee 
       Monroe's heart creaks "like china with hairline cracks" 
       each time a racist comment rolls their way or stares 
       linger a little too long in their direction. Though she 
       and her daughter face serious undiagnosed illnesses 
       leading to innumerable, painful doctor visits, Monroe 
       remains steadfast in her dedication to Marie and their 
       small but tight family. Reading On the Outskirts of Normal
       at times feels like driving through an unwieldy 
       thunderstorm at night on the unlit country roads that 
       snake their way to Monroe's house in the woods; readers 
       will feel her exhaustion but will be buoyed by her ever-
       present faith and fiery love. Pulitzer Prize winner 
       Madeleine Blais writes that On the Outskirts of Normal is 
       the "real deal: both a literary triumph and a triumph of 
       the heart.""--|cProvided by publisher. 
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776 08 |iPrint version:|aMonroe, Debra.|tOn the outskirts of 
       normal.|dAthens, Georgia : University of Georgia Press, 
       2015|w(DLC)  2015009078 
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