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Title:

Catholic girls / edited by Amber Coverdale Sumrall and Patrice Vecchione.

Publisher:

Penguin,

Copyright Date:

1992

Description:

340 pages ; 21 cm

Subject:

Catholic women--Literary collections.
American literature--Catholic authors.
American literature--Women authors.
American literature--20th century.
Catholics--Literary collections.
Girls--Literary collections.
American literature.
American literature--Catholic authors.
American literature--Women authors.
Catholic women.
Catholics.
Girls.
1900-1999
Literature.
Literature.
Literary collections.

Other Authors:

Sumrall, Amber Coverdale, editor.
Vecchione, Patrice, editor.

Notes:

"A Plume book."

Contents:

Introduction / Amber Coverdale Sumrall and Patrice Vecchione -- pt. 1. The Company of Angels. Excerpt from Memories of a Catholic Girlhood / Mary McCarthy. First Communion / Patrice Vecchione. Digger and Margaret Mary / Trudy Riley. Relief / Rita Williams. Company of Angels / Ellen Treen. Normal / Joyce Goldenstern. Excerpt from Zami: A New Spelling of My Name / Audre Lorde. Doubting the Reality of God / Melissa Anderson Lowry. Of Saints and Other Things / Kay Hogan. Poem of Childhood / Kathleen Guillaume. The Last Chance / Anita Roberts. Receive This White Garment / Yvonne. Academie Sainte-Anne / Gretchen Sentry. Sister Mary Sebastian / Beverly Sheresh. The Nuns of Alba / Rita Signorelli-Pappas. Getting Here from There / Mary Gordon -- pt. 2. Falling Away. The Virgin of Polish Hill / Carolyn Banks. Angelina / Gigi Marino. Novena / Maureen Brady. Spilled Milk / Kay Marie Porterfield. The Shock of Creation / Cecilia Woloch. V-E Day / Judith Ortiz Shushan. Falling Away / Elizabeth Spires. Fainting / Cathleen Calbert. The Forbidden List / Sharon Myers. Misty, Tiled Chambers / Valerie Miner. Augusta / Dorianne Laux. Saturdays / Ana Castillo. The Virgin Mary and the Paso Robles Cliff / Pier J. Roberts. Our Lady of Perpetual Night Contemplates Her Lack of Faith / Nita Penfold. Redeemers / Dinty W. Moore. Girls at the Altar / Marilyn Murphy. St. Sonya / Irene Zabytko -- 3. A Temple of the Holy Ghost. Starving for God / Alison Stone. Into the Light of Day / Cheryl Marie Wade. St. Maria Goretti / Tracy Bolin. Confirmation / Jane Kremsreiter. The Blessed Mother, Momma, and Me / Barbara Hoffman. Learning About Sin: The French Kiss / Linda Nemec Foster. Nijinsky / Maura Stanton. Saint Marie / Louise Erdrich. Wild Women of Borneo / Catherine Shaw. The Calling / Lin Florinda Colavin. Before Sewing One Must Cut / Jeanne Schinto. El Regresar / Gael Roziere. Excerpt from Household Saints / Francine Prose. Last Confession / Amber Coverdale Sumrall. Holy Water / Patti Sirens. The Fall Baby / Kathleen de Azevedo. Visit / Kim Addonizio. Nasturtiums / Joan McMillan. Housework / Kristina McGrath.

ISBN:

9780452268425
0452268427

OCLC:

(OCoLC)25410760

LCCN:

92053561

Locations:

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)