The seasons of my mother: a memoir of love, family, and flowers
Author:
Publisher:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Publication Date:
2018
Language:
English
Description
In this lyrical and deeply moving memoir, one of America's most revered actresses weaves stories of her adventures and travels with her mother, while reflecting on the beautiful spirit that persists even in the face of her mother's struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
Marcia Gay Harden knew at a young age that her life would be anything but ordinary. One of five lively children born to two Texas natives—Beverly, a proper Dallas lady, and Thad, a young naval officer—she always had a knack for storytelling, role-playing, and adventure. As a military family, the Hardens moved often, and their travels eventually took them to Yokohama, off the coast of Japan, during the Vietnam War era. It was here that Beverly, amid the many challenges of raising her family abroad, found her own self-expression in ikebana, the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging.
Using the philosophy of ikebana as her starting point, Marcia Gay Harden intertwines the seasons of her mother's life with her own journey from precocious young girl to budding artist in New York City to Academy Award-winning actress. With a razor-sharp wit, as well as the kind of emotional honesty that has made her performances resonate with audiences worldwide, Marcia captures the joys and losses of life even as her precious mother gracefully strives to maintain her identity while coming to grips with Alzheimer's disease.
Powerful and incredibly stirring, The Seasons of My Mother illustrates the unforgettable vulnerability and beauty of motherhood, as Marcia does what Beverly can no longer do: she remembers.
Marcia Gay Harden knew at a young age that her life would be anything but ordinary. One of five lively children born to two Texas natives—Beverly, a proper Dallas lady, and Thad, a young naval officer—she always had a knack for storytelling, role-playing, and adventure. As a military family, the Hardens moved often, and their travels eventually took them to Yokohama, off the coast of Japan, during the Vietnam War era. It was here that Beverly, amid the many challenges of raising her family abroad, found her own self-expression in ikebana, the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging.
Using the philosophy of ikebana as her starting point, Marcia Gay Harden intertwines the seasons of her mother's life with her own journey from precocious young girl to budding artist in New York City to Academy Award-winning actress. With a razor-sharp wit, as well as the kind of emotional honesty that has made her performances resonate with audiences worldwide, Marcia captures the joys and losses of life even as her precious mother gracefully strives to maintain her identity while coming to grips with Alzheimer's disease.
Powerful and incredibly stirring, The Seasons of My Mother illustrates the unforgettable vulnerability and beauty of motherhood, as Marcia does what Beverly can no longer do: she remembers.
More Copies In LINK+
Loading LINK+ Copies...
Subjects
Subjects
Actors
Actors -- United States -- Biography
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- United States -- Biography
Autobiography
Biographies
Biography
Biography & Autobiography
Ethnology
Harden, Beverly
Harden, Beverly -- Health
Harden, Marcia Gay
Health
Mothers and daughters
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography
Multi-Cultural
Nonfiction
Patients
Performing arts
Actors -- United States -- Biography
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- United States -- Biography
Autobiography
Biographies
Biography
Biography & Autobiography
Ethnology
Harden, Beverly
Harden, Beverly -- Health
Harden, Marcia Gay
Health
Mothers and daughters
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography
Multi-Cultural
Nonfiction
Patients
Performing arts
More Details
Contributors:
ISBN:
9781501135705
9781508257141
9781508257141
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View
QR Code
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 141869da-63ff-fb16-fe2c-e0053d5aa2cc |
---|---|
Grouping Title | seasons of my mother a memoir of love family and flowers |
Grouping Author | marcia gay harden |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-09-07 02:15:45AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-09-07 02:35:37AM |
Solr Fields
accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
auth_author2
Harden, Marcia Gay
author
Harden, Marcia Gay
author2-role
Harden, Marcia Gay,reader
hoopla digital
hoopla digital
author_display
Harden, Marcia Gay
available_at_catalog
Elk Grove
Fair Oaks
South Natomas
Fair Oaks
South Natomas
detailed_location_catalog
Elk Grove
Fair Oaks
Sacramento Public Library Storage
South Natomas
Fair Oaks
Sacramento Public Library Storage
South Natomas
display_description
In this lyrical and deeply moving memoir, one of America's most revered actresses weaves stories of her adventures and travels with her mother, while reflecting on the beautiful spirit that persists even in the face of her mother's struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
Marcia Gay Harden knew at a young age that her life would be anything but ordinary. One of five lively children born to two Texas natives—Beverly, a proper Dallas lady, and Thad, a young naval officer—she always had a knack for storytelling, role-playing, and adventure. As a military family, the Hardens moved often, and their travels eventually took them to Yokohama, off the coast of Japan, during the Vietnam War era. It was here that Beverly, amid the many challenges of raising her family abroad, found her own self-expression in ikebana, the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging.
Using the philosophy of ikebana as her starting point, Marcia Gay Harden intertwines the seasons of her mother's life with her own journey from precocious young girl to budding artist in New York City to Academy Award-winning actress. With a razor-sharp wit, as well as the kind of emotional honesty that has made her performances resonate with audiences worldwide, Marcia captures the joys and losses of life even as her precious mother gracefully strives to maintain her identity while coming to grips with Alzheimer's disease.
Powerful and incredibly stirring, The Seasons of My Mother illustrates the unforgettable vulnerability and beauty of motherhood, as Marcia does what Beverly can no longer do: she remembers.
Marcia Gay Harden knew at a young age that her life would be anything but ordinary. One of five lively children born to two Texas natives—Beverly, a proper Dallas lady, and Thad, a young naval officer—she always had a knack for storytelling, role-playing, and adventure. As a military family, the Hardens moved often, and their travels eventually took them to Yokohama, off the coast of Japan, during the Vietnam War era. It was here that Beverly, amid the many challenges of raising her family abroad, found her own self-expression in ikebana, the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging.
Using the philosophy of ikebana as her starting point, Marcia Gay Harden intertwines the seasons of her mother's life with her own journey from precocious young girl to budding artist in New York City to Academy Award-winning actress. With a razor-sharp wit, as well as the kind of emotional honesty that has made her performances resonate with audiences worldwide, Marcia captures the joys and losses of life even as her precious mother gracefully strives to maintain her identity while coming to grips with Alzheimer's disease.
Powerful and incredibly stirring, The Seasons of My Mother illustrates the unforgettable vulnerability and beauty of motherhood, as Marcia does what Beverly can no longer do: she remembers.
format_catalog
Book
eAudiobook
eAudiobook
format_category_catalog
Audio Books
Books
eBook
Books
eBook
id
141869da-63ff-fb16-fe2c-e0053d5aa2cc
isbn
9781501135705
9781508257141
9781508257141
itype_catalog
Adult Book Non-Fiction
last_indexed
2024-09-07T09:35:37.792Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Non Fiction
literary_form_full
Non Fiction
local_callnumber_catalog
306.8743 H259 2018
owning_library_catalog
Sacramento Public Library
owning_location_catalog
Elk Grove
Fair Oaks
South Natomas
Fair Oaks
South Natomas
primary_isbn
9781501135705
publishDate
2018
publisher
Atria Books
Simon & Schuster Audio
Simon & Schuster Audio
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Actors -- United States -- Biography
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- United States -- Biography
Autobiography
Biographies
Biography
Ethnology
Harden, Beverly -- Health
Harden, Marcia Gay
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography
Performing arts
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- United States -- Biography
Autobiography
Biographies
Biography
Ethnology
Harden, Beverly -- Health
Harden, Marcia Gay
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography
Performing arts
title_display
The seasons of my mother : a memoir of love, family, and flowers
title_full
The Seasons of My Mother : A Memoir of Love, Family, and Flowers [electronic resource] / Marcia Gay Harden
The Seasons of My Mother A Memoir of Love, Family, and Flowers
The seasons of my mother : a memoir of love, family, and flowers / Marcia Gay Harden
The Seasons of My Mother A Memoir of Love, Family, and Flowers
The seasons of my mother : a memoir of love, family, and flowers / Marcia Gay Harden
title_short
The seasons of my mother
title_sub
a memoir of love, family, and flowers
topic_facet
Actors
Alzheimer's disease
Autobiography
Biography
Biography & Autobiography
Ethnology
Harden, Beverly
Harden, Marcia Gay
Health
Mothers and daughters
Multi-Cultural
Nonfiction
Patients
Performing Arts
Performing arts
Alzheimer's disease
Autobiography
Biography
Biography & Autobiography
Ethnology
Harden, Beverly
Harden, Marcia Gay
Health
Mothers and daughters
Multi-Cultural
Nonfiction
Patients
Performing Arts
Performing arts
Solr Details Tables
item_details
Bib Id | Item Id | Shelf Location | Call Num | Format | Format Category | Num Copies | Is Order Item | Is eContent | eContent Source | eContent URL | Detailed Status | Last Checkin | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ils:.b25431882 | .i7825694x | South Natomas | 306.8743 H259 2018 | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | natag | |||||
ils:.b25431882 | .i78256926 | Sacramento Public Library Storage | 306.8743 H259 2018 | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | hotag | |||||
ils:.b25431882 | .i78712658 | Sacramento Public Library Storage | 306.8743 H259 2018 | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | hotag | |||||
ils:.b25431882 | .i80160074 | Elk Grove | 306.8743 H259 2018 | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | elkag | |||||
ils:.b25431882 | .i78669637 | Fair Oaks | 306.8743 H259 2018 | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | faiag | |||||
ils:.b25431882 | .i78498934 | Sacramento Public Library Storage | 306.8743 H259 2018 | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | hotag | |||||
overdrive:ca53a981-9d67-4ddf-bcad-8eb5e7815b1e | -2 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 2 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
hoopla:MWT13304405 | Online Hoopla Collection | Online Hoopla | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 1 | false | true | Hoopla | https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13304405?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 | Available Online |
record_details
Bib Id | Format | Format Category | Edition | Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Physical Description | Abridged |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ils:.b25431882 | Book | Books | First Atria Books hardcover edition | English | Atria Books | 2018 | 325 pages ; 22 cm. | |
overdrive:ca53a981-9d67-4ddf-bcad-8eb5e7815b1e | eAudiobook | Audio Books | English | Simon & Schuster Audio | 2018 | |||
hoopla:MWT13304405 | eAudiobook | Audio Books | Unabridged | English | Simon & Schuster Audio | 2018 | 1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 34 min.)) : digital. |
scoping_details_catalog
Bib Id | Item Id | Grouped Status | Status | Locally Owned | Available | Holdable | Bookable | In Library Use Only | Library Owned | Holdable PTypes | Bookable PTypes | Local Url |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ils:.b25431882 | .i7825694x | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | true | false | true | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120 | 11 | |
ils:.b25431882 | .i78256926 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | true | false | true | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120 | 11 | |
ils:.b25431882 | .i78712658 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | true | false | true | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120 | 11 | |
ils:.b25431882 | .i80160074 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | true | false | true | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120 | 11 | |
ils:.b25431882 | .i78669637 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | true | false | true | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120 | 11 | |
ils:.b25431882 | .i78498934 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | true | false | true | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120 | 11 | |
overdrive:ca53a981-9d67-4ddf-bcad-8eb5e7815b1e | -2 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | true | false | false | false | |||
hoopla:MWT13304405 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | false | false | false | false |