Growing up in the Nation’S Capital: We Made It, but It Took an Entire Village

Carrolyn Pichet

Mar 2013 · Author House

About this ebook

Growing Up in the Nations Capital, invites the reader to spend some time with Carrolyn Pichet as she tells the stories of her childhood growing up in Washington, D.C., in the 1940s. Growing from her recollections of the caring and distinctive people who lived around her and creating a village in the midst of the city, this memoir does not tie itself down with exhaustively documented research. Instead, it liberates the members of the community to come to life through the stories that make up its account of the authors early years. Over the span of thirteen chapters, Growing Up in the Nations Capital introduces the authors family, describes her humble beginnings, paints a picture of family life, walks around the local community, recounts childhood adventures, recalls family road trips, and follows the author on her journey to adulthood. If you have wondered what goes on in the nations capital in the places beyond the shadows of monuments and outside the halls of power, then Growing Up in the Nations Capital will give you an intimate, personal, and memorable guided tour of one womans life and help you to become familiar with the lives of all of the members of her urban village.

About the author

Carrolyn Pichet earned a bachelor’s degree in Romance languages from Howard University and pursued postgraduate studies in Spanish language and literature. After teaching and a career in government, she retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. She authored The Best Is Yet to Come, and a poetry collection, My Lovely Golden Rose.