She Got Up Off the Couch
eBook - ePub

She Got Up Off the Couch

And Other Heroic Acts from Mooreland, Indiana

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

She Got Up Off the Couch

And Other Heroic Acts from Mooreland, Indiana

About this book

The # 1 New York Times bestseller A Girl Named Zippy was a rare and welcome treat: a memoir of a happy childhood. Spunky, strong-willed, and too smart for her own good, Zippy Jarvis brought readers delight and joy. In She Got Up Off the Couch, Haven Kimmel invites us to rejoin the quirky and hilarious Jarvis family saga, shining the spotlight now on her remarkable mother, Delonda. Zippy is growing up and struggling with both her hair and her distaste for shoes. But this memoir strikes a deeper and more emotional chord, as now Kimmel shines the spotlight on her remarkable mother, Delonda. Courageous and steadfast, Delonda finally realized that she could change her life, and she got up off the funky couch in the den, bought a beat-up flower power VW bug (and then learned to drive it), and went back to school, which gave her the chance to gain both financial independence and, at long last, self-respect. A true pleasure for old fans and new ones alike, She Got Up Off the Couch is a gorgeous encapsulation of an innocent time when a child didn't understand that her mother was depressed or felt stifled, but just noted on her way out the door that Delonda was a fixture in the living room. Kimmel captures the seminal moments of her mother's burgeoning empowerment with the full strength of her distinctive, deft storytelling, and with the overflowing sense of humor that made A Girl Named Zippy a favorite of readers everywhere.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Colophon
  3. Also by Haven Kimmel
  4. Image
  5. Title Page
  6. Copyright
  7. Dedication
  8. Contents
  9. Preface
  10. Epigraph
  11. The Test
  12. I Knew Glen Before He Was a Superstar
  13. The Rules of Evil Queen
  14. Vacuum Cleaner
  15. Cowboys
  16. The Love Bug
  17. Treasure
  18. A Member of the Wedding
  19. Brother
  20. Church Camp
  21. Hairless Tails
  22. A Short List of Records My Father Threatened to Break Over My Head If I Played Them One More Time
  23. A Short List of Records That Vanished from My Collection
  24. Bull
  25. August 8, 1974
  26. Late Summer
  27. Valediction
  28. In the Mood
  29. Fall
  30. Experience It
  31. Teeth
  32. One Leper
  33. Silver
  34. Pink Like Me
  35. Slumber Party, 1977
  36. Blizzard Baby, 1978
  37. Gold
  38. Law Enforcement
  39. Acknowledgments
  40. About the Author