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Bilingual Being

by Kathleen Saint-Onge · 2013

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This gutsy, immensely readable memoir traces the influence of the author's mother tongue in the formation of her identity, and the role her second language played in providing a psychological sanctuary. The author recounts the emotional gains and losses of a life lived in two languages and the changing role of the Catholic Church.

Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thisself-helpself-helpMore like thisLess of thissocial sciencesocial scienceMore like thisLess of this
Themes
abuseabuseMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisfamilyfamilyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 352 pages

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