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The Whalestoe Letters : From House of Leaves
Overview
Between 1982 and 1989, Pelafina H. Li egrave;vre sent her son, Johnny Truant, a series of letters from The Three Attic Whalestoe Institute, a psychiatric facility in Ohio where she spent the final years of her life. Beautiful, heartfelt, and tragic, this correspondence reveals the powerful and deeply moving relationship between a brilliant though mentally ill mother and the precocious, gifted young son she never ceases to love.Originally contained within the monumental House of Leaves, this collection stands alone as a stunning portrait of mother and child. It is presented here along with a foreword by Walden D. Wyhrta and eleven previously unavailable letters.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780375714412
- ISBN-10: 0375714413
- Publisher: Pantheon Books
- Publish Date: October 2000
- Dimensions: 8.1 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.25 pounds
- Page Count: 104
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