The Copper Crown by Patricia Kennealy

The Copper Crown by Patricia Kennealy

Long Division considers the estrangement of two sisters, the pain oflongstanding trouble between them and the ambiguity of longing for repair. A version of Preparing for Family Gatherings was distributed by postcard to subscribers of Red-Flag Poetry Service in 2015. Despite childhood antagonism and now cold distance, the older sister's desire for that supposed guarantee of friend for life reemerges each time a friend mentions good times with one of their siblings. Why couldn't this be my sister and me? Could we learn to like each other? I'd let this go but now that I'm adult, I can't meet people who have known me since childhood. Yet, is friendship with one who I've been conflicting with since childhood where I should be pinning these hopes? Long Division is full of memories of the author's childhood with her sister, their brother, cousins and family in Colorado and reflects her difficulty not only with her sister, but also the passage of time in general. Could she have done something different? Was healing between her and her sister possible at one point but is no longer? Long Division sifts key memories for answers while knowing that none could be conclusive. But how else does one metabolize longing?

Retired rock critic Patricia Kennealy-Morrison has worked in the music industry as the editor of rock magazine Jazz & Pop and an award-winning copywriter and director for RCA and CBS Records. She is also the author of the science-fantasy series The Keltiad (The Copper Crown, The Throne of Scone, and many others), a memoir, Strange Days: My Life With and Without Jim Morrison, and her current series, The Rennie Stride Murder Mysteries (Ungrateful Dead, California Screaming, Go Ask Malice etc.). She is a Dame of the modern-day chivalric order of Knights Templar, a Celtic priestess and a legal minister of the Universal Life Church. She attended St. Bonaventure University, graduated from Harpur College, and has also studied at NYU, Parsons School of Design, and Christ Church, University of Oxford. A New York City native, she currently lives and writes there.

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ISBN 13	9780451143945
ISBN 10	0451143949
Title	The Copper Crown
Author	Patricia Kennealy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Roc
Year published	1988-12-08
Number of pages	428
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