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The Space Between
註釋This lyrical memoir follows the stories of three women through immigration, the Depression, and emergence into the third generation. The author finds her mother's story in a journal discovered after her death. Using the journal, she weaves her mother's story into her own journey from childhood into adulthood, as she searches for a sense of place. The author's visit to her grandmother's homeland as a young adult provides clarity for the story of the immigration as she meets relatives still living there. She finds connection between the farmers in her Austrian family who live simple lives connected to the earth, nature and community and the simplicity and integrity of her grandmother. The author also traces and reflects on the roles of grandmother, mother, and child as they are shaped by world events and the changes of prescribed roles of women, as well as by the support of their spiritual community.