Between them : remembering my parents

__From American master Richard Ford, a memoir: his first work of nonfiction, a stirring narrative of memory and parental love.__ How is it that we come to consider our parents as people with rich and intense lives that include but also exclude us? Richard Ford’s parents—Edna, a feisty, pretty Catholic-school girl with a difficult past; and Parker, a sweet-natured, soft-spoken traveling salesman—were rural Arkansans born at the turn of the twentieth century. Married in 1928, they lived “alone together” on the road, traveling throughout the South. Eventually they had one child, born late, in 1944. For Ford, the questions of what his parents dreamed of, how they loved each other and loved him become a striking portrait of American life in the mid-century. __Between Them__ is his vivid image of where his life began and where his parents’ lives found their greatest satisfaction. Bringing his celebrated candor, wit, and intelligence to this most intimate and mysterious of landscapes—our parents’ lives—the award-winning storyteller and creator of the iconic Frank Bascombe delivers an unforgettable exploration of memory, intimacy, and love. En vårdag i 1927 møter syttenåringen Edna Atkin den seks år eldre Parker Ford. Året etterpå gifter de seg, og sammen skaper de seg et liv på landeveien: han som omreisende selger, hun som hans faste kompanjong. De reiser på kryss og tvers av det sørlige USA i 16 år før de ser seg nødt til å slå rot et sted. Edna er gravid, og sønnen, som skal vise seg å bli deres eneste barn, får navnet Richard. I "Mellom dem" forteller Richard Ford sine egne foreldres historie. Det er en øm og åpenhjertig fortelling om det han vet og tror han vet om drømmene, gledene, sorgene og kjærligheten de to delte, for hverandre og for ham selv. Omtalen er utarbeidet av BS A stirring narrative of memory and parental love, Richard Ford tells of his mother, Edna, a feisty Catholic girl with a difficult past, and his father, Parker, a sweet-natured soft-spoken traveling salesman, both born at the turn of the twentieth century in rural Arkansas. For Ford, the questions of what his parents dreamed of and how they loved each other and him became a striking portrait of American life in the mid-century. With his celebrated candor, wit, and intelligence, the award-winning storyteller and creator of the iconic Frank Bascombe delivers an unforgettable exploration of memory, intimacy, and love.-- Adapted from dust jacket