AUNTIES(ISBN=) 英文原版

　　An aunt is not just another mother—and aunts defy any sort of
archetypal image. Like humanity, they span the spectrum, from
down-home Auntie Em to the uninhibited Auntie Mame. Some aunts are
smart, others are crazy. Some act bravely, others downright
foolish. Now in Ingrid Sturgis’s marvelous Aunties, she gives these
extraordinary women their due, sharing a wonderful, eclectic
collection of thirty personal essays that explore the complex,
seldom-profiled bond between aunts and their nieces and
nephews.
　　
　　Profiling a variety of aunts from different cultures,
temperaments, and walks of life—the surrogate mother, the wild
aunt, the eccentric aunt, the mentor—the essays are written by
well-known journalists and authors such as Pearl Cleage and M.J.
Rose, as well as everyday people . . . all of whom bring their
subjects to stirring life in their own unique ways.
　　
　　“Tia Sonia” made her living as an old-world witch in Honduras,
providing her niece, Beverly James, with a tenuous connection to
the country of her birth—and imparting a valuable lesson after she
fails to predict her own tragic demise; the dramatic and glamorous
“Tropical Aunts”—also known as Aunt Debs and Aunt Ava—ventured
north from Florida only twice, but left an indelible mark on Enid
Shomer’s ideas about being an independent woman; in the
heartwarming “Bloodsense,” Mark Holt-Shannon’s magical Aunt Lolly,
a woman with a heart as big as the ocean, provided unconditional
love—and a bridge between three boys and the father who left them
all behind.
　　
　　A wonderful celebration of family, Aunties is a labor of the
heart and a show of reverence to the women whose intangible gifts
of love and respect often pass without recognition. Through the
vivid memories of real relationships, these narratives pay tribute
to aunts everywhere.