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Description edit
MIRROR TALK won best memoir in the 2012 IndieReader Discovery Awards.
A Catholic girlhood, New York theatre, marriage, and the healing power of humor are interwoven in MIRROR TALK's lyrical and often witty reflections.
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Summary edit
A memoir about a Catholic girlhood, studying acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, acting and directing. Looking for love in some of the right places. And the author discovering along the way that writing is what she loves best. Lots of humor and personal joy.
People edit
- Bob: The author's brother.
- Mama: The author's Irish grandmother.
- Victor: The author's husband.
- Margie: The author's aunt.
- Mary: The author's niece.
- Kelly: The author's niece.
- Margaret Brautigan: Aunt
- Anna Langan Brautigan: grandmother
- Barbara: author
- Joaquin: actor
- Groucho Marx: genius
- Henry Brautigan: grandfather
- George: Add a description of this character.
- Reggie
- Edward Nelson
- Mary Sue
- James Dean
- Dick Cavett
- Marshall Peck
- Lois
- Jacinda Barrett
- Little Joe
- Jack Daley
- Josie
- Peggy O'Hagan
- Ann
- Young Kitty
- Andrienne Rich
Quotes edit
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“The playwright's description of the character I played was voluptuous and extraverted. I weighed ninety-eight pounds and was so shy my thoughts trembled.”
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“I wasn't sure what to wear for a psychiatric evaluation.”
First Sentence edit
In television, the segment a program anchor introduces before it is played is called a "roll-in."
Table of Contents edit
Roll-ins
Summer Romance
The Last Ladies
Holy Pictures
Without Violins
Make Mine Cognac
The Snow Ball Incident
The Goddard Experience
Lovers, Funerals, and Terrorist Attacks
Extra, Extra, Read All About It
Happy Halloween
Making Peace
Recession Blues
Sisterhood
A Portrait of the Artist as an Older Woman
Mirror Talk
Authors & Contributors edit
- Barbara Alfaro (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Country: United States
Publication Date: June 14, 2010
ISBN: 1452897840
Page Count: 130
Publisher: CreateSpace
Country: United States
Publication Date: June 14, 2010
ISBN: 1452897840
Page Count: 130
Awards edit
- Indie Reader Discovery Awards (June 2012: Memoir, First Place)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 920
Subjects edit
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