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050	0	0	_aHQ75.55 _b.O77 2008
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100	1		_aOrtlip, Carol A.
245	1	0	_aWe became like a hand : _ba story of five sisters _c/ Carol A. Ortlip
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York _b: Ballantine Books _c, 2002
300			_a289 p. _b: illus. _c; 22 cm.
520			_aAs the oldest of five sisters, Carol Ortlip identified herself as the "translator, " the one responsible for making sense of the outside world for her four younger sisters. In this written memoir, she seeks to make sense of her own world, of which her sisters are a deeply important part. As children, each sister seemed essentially placed, becoming the one the rest had been waiting for: Carol (translator and guide), Kate (nurturer and second in command), Shari (prophet and poet), Danielle (compliant mediator), and Michele (youngest and the family conscience). Their love for one another permeated their childhood and sustained them during their mother's depression, their stepfather's emotional abuse, the challenges of growing up, and the profound tragedies that threatened to break even the strongest heart. Throughout this touching, ultimately uplifting memoir, the "hand" serves as a poignant metaphor for how Ortlip is both intrinsically connected to and distinct from the people she loves most.
546			_aEnglish.
600	1	4	_aOrtlip, Carol A.
650		4	_aMiddle-aged lesbians _z-Vermont _v--Biography
650		4	_aLesbian coupls _x-Family relashionship _z-Vermount
650		4	_aNonbiological mothers _z-Vermont _v--Biography
650		4	_aSisters _z-United States _v--Biography
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