Spinning Tea Cups : A Mythical American Memoir

Oregon State University

Spinning Tea CupsA Mythical American Memoir\nAuthor(s): Alexandra Teague\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Oregon State University, United States\nImprint: Oregon State University\nISBN-13: 9780870712555, 978-0870712555\nSynopsis\nIn Spinning Tea Cups: A Mythical American Memoir, Alexandra Teague explores cycles of family trauma and both the dangerous and recuperative powers of fantasy. Teague attempts to understand and contextualize her feral Victorian family in terms of trauma and mental health, but also with deep love and humor. How did people who prided themselves on making everything from scratch take annual trips to Disney World? What did it mean that Teagues mother claimed to have psychic abilities? How did her sensitive youngest nephew end up talking in a voice that wasnt his own? Why did Teague, the daughter of educated non-conformist parents, marry as a teenager (with her parents blessing) and spend seven years in an abusive relationship? How do family legacies of grief and dy.