Family Disability and Identity in Amy and the Orphans
Summary Lindsey Ferrentino’s Amy and the Orphans begins as an uncomfortable family road trip and gradually develops into an examination of disability, family secrecy, institutionalization, and identity. After their elderly father dies, the sparring siblings Jake and Maggie must collect their younger sister Amy, a woman with Down syndrome who has spent much of her life in a state-supported residential setting, and take her to the funeral. Their practical problem

