Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
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Memories of a Catholic Girlhood is the autobiography
of Mary McCarthy
that was published in 1957. The book chronicles McCarthy's childhood including her being orphaned, having an abusive great uncle, and losing her Catholic
faith. In the book McCarthy writes details at the end of each chapter that other family members' claim do not correspond with their memory of events. She also writes where she embellished the material as well and told the story out of sequence.
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
of Mary McCarthy
Mary McCarthy (author)
Mary Therese McCarthy was an American author, critic and political activist.- Early life :Born in Seattle, Washington, to Roy Winfield McCarthy and his wife, the former Therese Preston, McCarthy was orphaned at the age of six when both her parents died in the great flu epidemic of 1918...
that was published in 1957. The book chronicles McCarthy's childhood including her being orphaned, having an abusive great uncle, and losing her Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
faith. In the book McCarthy writes details at the end of each chapter that other family members' claim do not correspond with their memory of events. She also writes where she embellished the material as well and told the story out of sequence.
Publication data
- Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, 1957, Harvest/HBJ, 1972 reprint:ISBN 0-15-658650-9