Displaying 1 of 1 2001 Format: Book Author: Moss, Barbara Robinette. Title: Change me into Zeus's daughter : a memoir / Barbara Robinette Moss. Edition: 1st Touchstone ed. Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Simon and Schuster, 2001. Description: 317 pages ; 22 cm. Summary: Change Me into Zeus's Daughter is a haunting and ultimately triumphant memoir about growing up poor and undaunted in the South. With an unflinching voice, Barbara Robinette Moss chronicles her family's chaotic, impoverished survival in the red-clay hills of Alabama. A wild-eyed, alcoholic father and a humble, heroic mother along with a shanty full of rambunctious brothers and sisters fill her life to the brim with stories that are gripping, tender, and funny. Moss's early fascination with art coincides with her desire to transform her "twisted mummy face", which grew askew due to malnutrition and lack of medical care. Gazing at the stars on a clear Alabama night, she wishes to be the "goddess of beauty, much-loved daughter of Zeus". Against all odds, the image of herself surfaces at last as she learns to believe in the beauty she brings forth from inside. Notes: "A Touchstone Book." Some Davenport copies shelved in Book Club section. Subjects: Moss, Barbara Robinette. Adult children of alcoholics -- United States -- Biography. Genre: Autobiographies. Contents: Eastaboga, Alabama, 1962 -- Anniston, Alabama, 1990 -- Birmingham, Alabama -- Kimberly, Alabama -- Anniston, Alabama -- Des Moines, Iowa, 1987 -- Anniston, Alabama, 1990 -- Anniston, Alabama, 1984 -- Changing faces. LCCN: 00007886 ISBN: 0743202198 9780743202190 074320218X 9780743202183 System Availability: 10 Current Holds: 0 Control Number: 1444527 Other Number: 47706949 # System items in: 10 Place A Hold Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Find It' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1