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"How do I want to pass away? Oh, I have no idea. How about a pillow over my face? It'll probably be a family member." Thus illustrates the biting candor of Amanda Bailey, the youngest in this poignant, funny, painfully genuine story of bitterly divided family. With the father on his deathbed, eight siblings engage in a feud over property and property. Created with Down symptoms, Amanda is drawn into a belligerent guardianship dispute. Her favorite sister, Nancy, is immersed in bankruptcy and foreclosure. Just when Nancy must support Amanda the most, she actually is at her most destroyed. In surprising ways Amanda elevates her up as no-one else can. Set in Michigan's remote control and economically depressed Top Peninsula, The North Area of Down examines some important questions about society, illustrating the paralyzing legal position of people with disabilities and the stigma of the homeless. It shows how two sisters' love for the other person transcends damage, grief, and upheaval in a hopelessly dysfunctional family. In the midst of chaos, it's the misfits who manage to shine.
