The subject was somewhat interesting; the treatment was not. A family keeps secret a member who is developmentally disabled. She's placed in an institution and remains there till she dies. The author, her nephew, tries to figure out why his mother kept the secret. What he discovers is that he'll...
Steve Luxenberg always thought his mother Beth was an only child. She was very mysterious about her childhood and he could find no memories from her childhood. Whilst in the hospital , in delirum Beth talks of a younger sister who was sent away when they were children. After Beth dies, Steve is s...