01682cim a2200373 4500 516971878 TxAuBib 20110623120000.0 101220s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781456120719 1456120719 CS179 Recorded Books TxAuBib Monroe, Debra. On the outskirts of normal [Audio CD] : forging a family against the grain / Debra Monroe. Unabridged. Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, 2011. 8 sound discs (9 hr., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. "With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container. Narrated by Lynne McCollough. In this memoir, the soon-to-be divorced Debra buys a dilapidated Texas cabin miles from her teaching job. While waiting to adopt a child, she refurbishes and expands the rude dwelling. She soon finds herself in the strange new world of single motherhood, complicated by her being white and her adopted daughter being black. 20110623. Monroe, Debra Family. Authors, American 20th century Family relationships. Authors, American 20th century Biography. Single mothers United States Biography. Adoptive parents United States Biography. Interracial adoption Texas Psychological aspects. Motherhood Psychological aspects. Audiobooks on CD. McCollough, Lynne. Recorded Books, LLC. BTCLS