Loved this review/essay, Charlie! And likewise love you, Elizabeth, Ann... My own mother was a "major" character (three sport champion, horrible cook, carried a Colt 45 to shoot at poachers on her land) and the richness and tragedy of that uneasy relationship lingers still, long after her passing. And may I add, what a great picture of you and Elizabeth!
Thank you, Glenda. This book really resonated with me. Having had a mother who was a star in her own right, and with whom I ended up being best friends, there was a richness in that which Elizabeth so perfectly wrote about here.
I love this, Charlie, in all ways. I love the book review and am going to get it from a book store very much like your friends, before the Amazon’s take it away. I lost my Mother working the last year or so, and your time with your Mother during her leaving this world resonated with me. Like you, I’m the one in my family to “handle shit.” I would have liked to have know your Mother, I know you were special to each other. Thanks for sharing with us. You’re a treasure, man.
Loved this review/essay, Charlie! And likewise love you, Elizabeth, Ann... My own mother was a "major" character (three sport champion, horrible cook, carried a Colt 45 to shoot at poachers on her land) and the richness and tragedy of that uneasy relationship lingers still, long after her passing. And may I add, what a great picture of you and Elizabeth!
Thank you, Glenda. This book really resonated with me. Having had a mother who was a star in her own right, and with whom I ended up being best friends, there was a richness in that which Elizabeth so perfectly wrote about here.
I love this, Charlie, in all ways. I love the book review and am going to get it from a book store very much like your friends, before the Amazon’s take it away. I lost my Mother working the last year or so, and your time with your Mother during her leaving this world resonated with me. Like you, I’m the one in my family to “handle shit.” I would have liked to have know your Mother, I know you were special to each other. Thanks for sharing with us. You’re a treasure, man.