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Chargement... Only : a singular memoirpar Caroline Baum
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Many of us have watched CB on television and at Writers' Festivals as well as reading her book reviews. Interesting to hear about her privileged but very challenging upbringing - an only child brought up by parents who had limited experience being children themselves and identities they'd had to forge for themselves. There are big stories in our lives - and CB is a terrific writer who makes her immediate family's reading absolutely compelling. Particularly enjoyed reading about how the Cold War descended on her household. ( ) I'd say this is the best book I've read for months. It's beautifully written. Honest. Self-deprecating. Deeply insightful. Joyous, sad and funny in turns. Maybe because I can see my 70th birthday from here, I was specially moved by her descriptions of the challenges of old age, but the early history of her parents' themselves is a deep emotional well. HIghly recommended. Should win awards. And sales! aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Caroline Baum's fascinating and moving memoir about being an only child in a very unusual family.
Three barely felt like a family. It felt like it did not count. Like we were unfinished. Incomplete. There was always a gap at the table, room to set places for others. Visitors were few and far between. Mostly, there was only me...Only is a memoir of an unconventional childhood that explores what it means to be an Only Child - as both child and adult. Also what it means to be the daughter of two people damaged by trauma and tragedy. Caroline Baum's moving and gripping memoir is for all children who've felt they are the fulcrum of a seesaw, the focus of all eyes and expectations, torn between love and fear, obedience and rebellion, duty and the longing to escape. It is also for anyone who has felt the burden of trying to be a Good Daughter - what that means and why it is so hard. Revelatory, lyrical and life-affirming. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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