Annie's Ghosts : A Journey Into a Family Secret

from mryan8279

Fascinating account of a journalist's investigation into the history of his mother's sister, who had been institutionalized for years. The mother had always described herself as an only child, and when the author discovered that she had actually had a sister, began an investigation into family se...

from jmchshannon

How would you react if you found out that you had relative that had been kept secret for decades? This is the unfathomable position in which Mr. Luxenberg finds himself shortly before his mother's death. His journey begins with his wrestling with the decision of what to do with the information - ...

from piper0110

I read an excerpt of this book (about Anna) and was fascinated by the story, so when I got the opportunity to read this ARC, I was delighted. Given that what I knew of the story was the general premise and then Anna's story, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. The Author spins a great tale of lea...

from billiecat

Every family has its secrets. The happy ones just hide them better. Steven Luxenberg unraveled his family's secret after his mother died. He discovered she had a sister, Annie, who was mentally and physically disabled and spent most of her adult life in an institution. But on pulling this one thr...

from jenevolves

This book starts as an investigation into the aunt the author never knew he had, and turns into a fine meditation on the numerous secrets of his entire family. He discovers that his parents were not the people he thought they were, and comes to terms to the fact that a child may never really know...