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Ansay, A. Manette Limbo : A Memoir
Harper Perennial September 1, 20 0-380-73287-4 / 9780380732876 Paperback Fine
In this gorgeous memoir, Ansay (Vinegar Hill; Midnight Champagne) recounts how, at the age of 19, an undiagnosed muscle disorder cut short her promisi ng career as a concert pianist. Describing memory as "the switch on the wal l. The pull chain on the lamp," Ansay beautifully illuminates selected deta ils of her Catholic childhood, her struggles with religious faith and her g rowing realization that her illness is a permanent one. In her rural commun ity, where "illness and shame still go hand-in-hand," Ansay's family is uns ympathetic to undefined injuries. Head colds call for "hot whiskey punch wi th lemon and sugar," and toothaches are cured by chewing on the other side of one's mouth. In deference to her musical ambitions and religious upbring ing, Ansay tries to transcend her pain, suffering through piano lessons, re citals and conservatory training. But she never lets this memoir devolve in to one of those stories about "crippled children with heroic personalities. " In fact, she pokes fun at such narratives: "Thanks to the power of faith. .. the family rallies around the child, discovering in the process that ins tead of a tragedy, this child is the greatest blessing of their lives." Ins tead, Ansay reveals the painful indignity of having a debilitating physical condition that is immediately visible: "It's right there, out in the open, where anyone might choose to poke at it, probe it, satisfy their grim curi osity."
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Ansay, A. Manette Vinegar Hill (Oprah's Book Club
Perennial March 1, 1998 0-380-73013-8 / 9780380730131 Paperback Near Fine
Oprah Book ClubŪ Selection, November 1999: Vinegar Hill is an appropriate a ddress for the characters who populate A. Manette Ansay's novel of the same name. After all, when Ellen Grier and her family return to the rural hamle t of Holly's Field, Wisconsin, it's not exactly a happy homecoming. Her hus band, James, has been laid off from his job in Illinois. And for the moment , the family has moved in with Ellen's in-laws, Fritz and Mary-Margaret, an unhappy pair who dislike their daughter-in-law almost as much as they desp ise each other: The first time Ellen sat at this table she was twenty year s old, bright-cheeked after a spring afternoon spent walking along the lake front with James, planning their upcoming wedding. It was 1959 and she was eager to make a good impression. She didn't know then that Mary-Margaret di sliked her, that she was considered Jimmy's mistake. Thirteen years later, in 1972, Ellen is back at the table with no escape in sight. Both she and her husband do find work. Yet James seems to settle a tad too easily into h is old life, and shows no interest in finding a place of their own. Even wo rse, his job takes him away from home for weeks at a time, leaving Ellen to cope with her abusive in-laws.
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