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Mother Climbed Trees

Mother Climbed Trees - Paperback

by Cynthia Lindsay
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Availability:In StockContributor:Cynthia LindsayTheme:Sex & Gender/Feminine, Topical/Family, Topical/Women's InterestPublish date:5/26/2026Pages:254
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Giant BooksISBN-13:9781965751251ISBN-10:1965751253UPC:9781965751251Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Memoirs, ParentingBook Topic:MotherhoodSize:8.00 x 5.25 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.268Product ID:SCSZ23WQT5

"Mother had passed the smoking-pajama and Free Thought period, and we were started on the era of knickers, Christian Science, and Crazy Water Crystals." With a mother who careened from nonconformity to instability, and who confined her stepfather by stealing his clothes, Cynthia alternated between concealing and admiring her outlandishly flamboyant mother, while finding her way as a teenage stunt-person in extravagant production numbers of 1930s musicals. Mother Climbed Trees (1958) is a tender, hilarious, entertaining memoir of a girl caught in the furious whirlwind of a mother who casts aside societal expectations and creates her own reality.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Giant BooksISBN-13:9781965751251ISBN-10:1965751253UPC:9781965751251Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Memoirs, ParentingBook Topic:MotherhoodSize:8.00 x 5.25 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.268Product ID:SCSZ23WQT5
Lindsay, Cynthia: - Cynthia Lindsay was an American writer, screenwriter, and former stunt performer. Born Cynthia Hobart on May 27, 1915, in North Hempstead, New York, she began her Hollywood career as a stunt double for leading actresses such as Claudette Colbert and Sonja Henie. After suffering a horseback riding injury, she transitioned from stunt work to writing. Lindsay's books include the autobiographical Mother Climbed Trees (1958) and a humorous look at Southern California titled The Natives Are Restless (1961), and the acclaimed Boris Karloff biography Dear Boris (1975), which was informed by her close ties to the film industry. She also contributed scripts to television programs, including Bachelor Father, My Three Sons, and Vacation Playhouse.
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