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| About the Book | |
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My
parents raised us-- myself, my brothers and sister-- during what now
seems to us a halcyon time, the years of the baby boom 1950ies and
60ies. They were strong-minded and eccentric, and not the least conformist; my father, a research biologist, tended to bring work home, which accounts for the monkey skull and the bag of mice in the freezer. My mother did not just set Dr. Spocks' child care advice aside, she flung it with great force. With our books, and our pets, and a circle of friends, and extended family, we lived on the top of a hill in the back country, sheltered from many of the mid-20th century storms by our parents' love, and dedication. They sent us out into the larger world, having given us the best possible defense against all the blows that life is apt to deal out; an unutterably happy and secure childhood.
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| About the Author | |
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Celia Hayes was born in 1954, to parents who had no idea their family was all that amusing. She graduated from a state university with a fairly useless degree in English. Motivated by a taste for reckless adventure, she joined the US Air Force, and served for 20 years as a radio-television broadcast specialist. She lives in San Antonio, Texas. |
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