{"product_id":"departure-stories-9780253064073","title":"Departure Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngaging memoir about growing up different (i.e. Jewish) in the Midwest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-Reflect on the nature of memory, trauma, and writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-author is well known in the Minneapolis area.\u0026gt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—creative interweaving of different genres and sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernick's nimble storytelling has much to love. It's an insightful and spot-on mélange of perfectly preserved stories on place, history, and family.\u003c\/p\u003e * Publishers Weekly, starred review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA moving memoir by a Minnesota native about her complicated childhood, and her complicated mother.\u003c\/p\u003e * StarTribune *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor's Note\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Arrivals\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe Bernick Family Survival Relay\u003cbr\u003eMemory is a Slippery Fish\u003cbr\u003eThe Great Jewish Invasion\u003cbr\u003eThree Jewish Jokes\u003cbr\u003eThree Minnesota Jokes\u003cbr\u003eA Departure from Minnesota Nice\u003cbr\u003eA Story Told to Me by Grandpa Izzy\u003cbr\u003eAliens from Dee Olt Countree\u003cbr\u003eDecamping to the Suburbs\u003cbr\u003eInteresting Demographics\u003cbr\u003eEmigration to Assimilation\u003cbr\u003eThe First Coffee Klatch\u003cbr\u003eWaikiki Meatballs (recipe)\u003cbr\u003eArlene Wants Nice Lamps\u003cbr\u003eMaking a Betty Crocker Break for It\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Minnesota 1964\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Jewish Minnesota 1964\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Samuel Bernick Reaches for the Crown\u003cbr\u003eHusbands of Contestants Wash Dishes\u003cbr\u003ePageant Night—Mrs. Minnesota 1964\u003cbr\u003eWinners and Losers\u003cbr\u003eJewishNotChristian\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Swanson—1967\u003cbr\u003eCan't Hide from the Weather\u003cbr\u003eCold Snap\u003cbr\u003eThe Pain Game—1968\u003cbr\u003eSewing (In)Sanity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Departing from the Storyline\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAnother Jewish Joke\u003cbr\u003e(Re)Constructing the Narrative\u003cbr\u003eMarriage Go-Round\u003cbr\u003eDisclaimer\u003cbr\u003eArlene Goes AWOL—1968\u003cbr\u003eDisappearing Act\u003cbr\u003eTurn Up the Volume—1968\u003cbr\u003eMissing the Strike Zone\u003cbr\u003eExiled to the War Zone—1969\u003cbr\u003eRevolutionaries\u003cbr\u003eNo Rescue in Sight—1969\u003cbr\u003eTerra Incognita\u003cbr\u003eThe Swinging Tree\u003cbr\u003eStress Fractures\u003cbr\u003eBubble-Speak\u003cbr\u003eGrit\u003cbr\u003eOut in the Cold\u003cbr\u003eLooking for the Exits\u003cbr\u003eSnow Bunny Gets Lost in La La Land\u003cbr\u003eBad with a Capital BS\u003cbr\u003eA Real Nightmare\u003cbr\u003eRemembering and Forgetting\u003cbr\u003eTruth and Lies\u003cbr\u003eThe Nearest Exit\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: Evolving Storylines\u003cbr\u003eAppendices\u003cbr\u003eTimeline: Jews (and my family) in Minnesota 1840-1962\u003cbr\u003eTimeline: Jews (and my family) in the Minneapolis suburbs 1950-1970\u003cbr\u003eTimeline: The \"Divorce Revolution\" 1960-1975\u003cbr\u003eTimeline: Jews (and my family) in California 1945-1973\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400619729239,"sku":"9780253064073","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253064073.jpg?v=1730471129","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/departure-stories-9780253064073","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}