People with no charisma
Posthuma, Jente2025
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An unnamed narrator grows up overshadowed by her unconventional mother, an ex-Jehovah's Witness and former television star with an inferiority complex. Her father is the head of a psychiatric institution, whose only form of parenting is to offer his daughter the same life advice he dispenses to his patients. Their daughter strives to meet her mother's expectations and bond with her father while secretly worrying she lacks the drive or charisma to do anything significant with her life. When her mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer, she begins to address their generational trauma, forge a new relationship with her father, and discover life on her terms.
Main title:
People with no charisma / Jente Posthuma ; translated by Sarah Timmer Harvey.
Imprint:
Melbourne : Scribe, 2025.Melbourne : Scribe, 2025.
Collation:
162 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Dutch.
ISBN:
9781917189033 (pbk)
Language:
EnglishDutch
BRN:
3087606