Everything I never wanted : a memoir of excess
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Berkeley, CA : She Writes Press, 2017.
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Published
Berkeley, CA : She Writes Press, 2017.
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Book
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327 pages ; 22 cm
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English

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"Life in a middle-class Italian American-Catholic neighborhood in the 1950s Bronx was not supposed to include divorce, Judaism, classical music, political discourse, or poverty in the social construct. So, in the absence of friends, young Barbara takes comfort in the minutiae, the small details available to her in her everyday life that seem to be overlooked by others. But that appreciation for the inanimate world leads her on a path to the acquisition of objects and a quest for identity that dominates her choices-from her marriage and family life to her constant striving for more and more. Barbara's chosen nursing career offers validation and some affirmation, but falls short of providing her what's most elusive-self-esteem-until finally, at age fifty, she abruptly abandons her conventional role of mother, wife, nurse, and neighbor to attempt a three-hundred-mile bike ride from Boston to New York. Poorly prepared, she takes only what she needs to flee her life, and a fierce determination that finally allows her to discover her place in the world-and to find true belonging.."--Amazon.com.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Santarelli, B. (2017). Everything I never wanted: a memoir of excess . She Writes Press.

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Santarelli, Barbara. 2017. Everything I Never Wanted: A Memoir of Excess. She Writes Press.

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Santarelli, Barbara. Everything I Never Wanted: A Memoir of Excess She Writes Press, 2017.

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Santarelli, Barbara. Everything I Never Wanted: A Memoir of Excess She Writes Press, 2017.

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