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29/100Critics
4/100Scholars
Author:
Honor Moore
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Date:
March 10, 2020
A daughter's memoir of her mother evolves into a narrative of the far-reaching changes in women's lives in the twentieth century.
What The Reviewers Say
... [a] searching new memoir.
Moore represents a white family of considerable privilege, a fact that is acknowledged in the text but still limits the perspective. Moore shares intimate glimpses of her family life and coming-of-age story, beautifully integrating excerpts from her mother’s writing among her own recollections and research. However, perhaps because it seeks to cover too much territory, the book sometimes struggles to remain engaging and at times gets bogged down by details. Overall, readers will catch the spirit of the story, but without a clear sense of the book’s purpose and what comes next.
A sharp portrait of two women who struggled to shape their lives as their world changed.
... touching but overlong.
