No Me without You
Date of Award
2017
Degree Name
M.A. in English
Department
Department of English
Advisor/Chair
Advisor: PJ Carlisle
Abstract
This novel is an exploration of grief as the narrator undertakes a quest to understand the reasons for the suicide of her sister. Through this grieving process, the heroine must confront old family traumas and negotiate ways of coping with these ugly truths. It is a novel about family secrets, trauma, addiction, mental illness, and ultimately, resilience.
Keywords
Suicide victims Fiction, Sisters Fiction, Grief Fiction, Literature, Womens Studies, fiction
Rights Statement
Copyright © 2017, author
Recommended Citation
Riley, Sandra E., "No Me without You" (2017). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 1294.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/graduate_theses/1294
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