Portland Public Library

Implosion, a memoir of an architect's daughter, Elizabeth W. Garber

eng

autobiography

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

Implosion

1048658635

Elizabeth W. Garber

a memoir of an architect's daughter

"What could be cooler, thinks teen Elizabeth Garber in 1965, than to live in a glass house designed by her architect dad? When Elizabeth Garber, her visionary architect father, and the rest of their family move into Woodie Garber's modern masterpiece, a glass house, in 1966, they have no idea that over the next few years their family's life will be shattered-both by Woodie's madness and the turbulent 1970s. This haunting memoir follows Elizabeth's inspiring journey to emerge from her abuse, gain an understanding and freedom from her father's control, and become a loving mother and a healer"--Page 4 of cover

Prologue: the architect's daughter 1959 -- The mirror glass house 1965 -- The tower 1967 -- Villa Savoye 1967 -- Riots 1967 -- Monday night 1968 -- Racing cars and wine 1968 -- Summer of '68 -- Amnesia 1969 -- Summer of '69 -- The hippie 1969 -- Intensive care 1969 -- First love 1970 -- Mirror glass 1970 -- Under siege 1970 -- Graduation 1971 -- The ship 1971-72 -- Pressure cooker 1972 -- Le Corbusier 1973 -- Jaguar 1973-75 -- Odysseus's daughter 1975-76 -- Parker Street 1976 -- California 1980s -- Last words 1994 -- v Implosion 1991 -- Epilogue: Nantucket 2011