Families -- Fiction
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Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:
Spencer Family Adventure, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023fall_jaggard_annabel.pdf
Overview
"In this thesis, the intricate tapestry of familial relationships and the pervasive presence of grief are interwoven with threads of humor and adventure. The Spencer family, shattered by the recent loss of their father, embarks on a transformative journey to South Africa, seeking solace and unity as a family. Amidst the breathtaking landscapes, the family endeavors to forge new bonds, allowing grief to be a catalyst for growth. As they grapple with the complexities of loss, life in Africa...
Dates:
2023
Sunflowers and Other Stories, 2016
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Identifier: cw_2016spring_vidal_joseph.pdf
Overview
"In this collection of short stories, a nearly-blind grandfather drives around town guided by his grandchild; a woman struggles to communicate with her demented elderly mother while trying to keep her marriage from falling apart; a teenager who blames himself for his mother's death searches for the perfect funeral flowers; a Puerto Rican woman living in Boston recalls her childhood on the island while awaiting surgery; a man literally meets God; another finds his calling as a sperm donor...
Dates:
2016
The Corbinston inheritance, 2009
Item — Item 0113502989974: [Barcode: 0113502989974]
Overview
The Corbinston Inheritance is the first five chapters of a multigenerational novel set in New York. It follows two families over four generations, as the firstborn sons come of age and must prepare to deal with their father's legacies, and accept or rejec
Dates:
2009
The Invite, 2024
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Identifier: vm_2024spring_thibault_nicholson.pdf
Overview
"After 10 years, since the death of his mother, Jason is getting ready to be married and sends an invite his father, Richard. Receiving no response to his invitation, Jason comes home to get an answer in person. In the midst of seeking a response Jason also confronts his own true feelings and finally speaks them aloud. He discovers that his feelings are not the only at play but also those of his father and sister, Rachael, who also lost something the day his mother died. When an invitation...
Dates:
2024
The kept, 2007
Item — Item 0113502907828: [Barcode: 0113502907828]
Overview
The Kept' is about a family, religion, and the overwhelming grip of guilt and vengeance. -- abstract.
Dates:
2007
The Silent Whistle, 2022
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Identifier: vm_2022summer_li_yingtong.pdf
Overview
"19-year-old girl Ming is a loner who works the night shift at a convenience store. One day near the spring festival, her neighbor Rui invites her for a "special" dinner, which summons up her hidden past…" -- Abstract
Dates:
2022
Tinfoil butterfly, 2000
Item — Item 0113501993167: [Barcode: 0113501993167]
Scope and Content Note
From the Series:
The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and...
Dates:
2000
Together after all and other stories, 1996
Item — Item 0113501604020: [Barcode: 0113501604020]
Scope and Content Note
From the Series:
The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and...
Dates:
1996
Valleys, 1999
Item — Item 0113501916960: [Barcode: 0113501916960]
Scope and Content Note
From the Series:
The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and...
Dates:
1999
Well-Known Stranger: Essays and Stories, 2019
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Identifier: cw_2019spring_mccoy_caroline.pdf
Overview
"This collection comprises nine pieces—six essays and three stories—that represent the best of my creative-writing career at Emerson College. The collection begins and ends with personal essays, the contents of which are echoed or further examined by the fictional works placed between. Central themes I explore include parent-child bonds, the tenuous relationship between mind and body, and notions of independence and partnership. The American South, my place of origin, is the setting for all...
Dates:
2019
Winter's Passing, 2021
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Identifier: vma_2021spring_fei_yang.pdf
Overview
"Winter's Passing is a coming-of-age narrative short film. Due to his mother's untimely death and his father's remarriage, an 8-year-old boy has to live with his grandfather who runs a small urn shop. While reluctantly staying at the shop and trying to return to his father, he meets a woman who wants to buy two identical urns. Through their secret deal, the boy gradually learns the meanings of loss and grief." -- Abstract
Dates:
2021
World don't speak for us, 2016
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Identifier: cw_2016fall_cameron_alexandra.pdf
Overview
"Follows the West family as the media descends on their sleepy South Jersey town for the trial of the school shooter who killed their mother. The siblings -- Rosie, a lawyer engaged to a Senator's son, Gideon, who dropped out of college to become their younger brother's guardian, and Hunter, who was in the school during the shooting -- each cope with the stress of the trial in different ways, but they all agree that it's difficult sitting back and doing nothing as their family becomes a...
Dates:
2016