I don’t usually think of memoirs as great literature; this book is an exception. This a beautiful and powerful story of one woman’s lived experience of everyday life during a time of great change--mid-twentieth-century America. Megan McClard takes us with her on her journey through the depression, WWII, the 50s, and the liberating 60s. She gives great insight into the invisible roles and lives women, the women who shaped her into the person she ultimately becomes. The story builds toward her discovery and acceptance of herself, as a woman who loves women, a lesbian, during a time when such an admission had grave consequences. I left the book with a love of the women who appeared in the book, and a fuller understanding of the life and times of mid-century America than I’ve ever gotten from history books, and a deeper understanding of what it means for us to be human. There is much tragedy and loss in her story, but also delightful wit and hope. At the end, in a poem, the author asks, “Are you laughing?” I can’t say that I was laughing when I finished the book, but felt informed, warm, and delighted. This is a memoir, but it is also a delightful read about being human.
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I don’t usually think of memoirs as great literature; this book is an exception. This a beautiful and powerful story of one woman’s lived experience of everyday life during a time of great change--mid-twentieth-century America. Megan McClard takes us with her on her journey through the depression, WWII, the 50s, and the liberating 60s. She gives great insight into the invisible roles and lives women, the women who shaped her into the person she ultimately becomes. The story builds toward her discovery and acceptance of herself, as a woman who loves women, a lesbian, during a time when such an admission had grave consequences. I left the book with a love of the women who appeared in the book, and a fuller understanding of the life and times of mid-century America than I’ve ever gotten from history books, and a deeper understanding of what it means for us to be human. There is much tragedy and loss in her story, but also delightful wit and hope. At the end, in a poem, the author asks, “Are you laughing?” I can’t say that I was laughing when I finished the book, but felt informed, warm, and delighted. This is a memoir, but it is also a delightful read about being human.
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I don’t usually think of memoirs as great literature; this book is an exception. This a beautiful and powerful story of one woman’s lived experience of everyday life during a time of great change--mid-twentieth-century America. Megan McClard takes us with her on her journey through the depression, WWII, the 50s, and the liberating 60s. She gives great insight into the invisible roles and lives women, the women who shaped her into the person she ultimately becomes. The story builds toward her discovery and acceptance of herself, as a woman who loves women, a lesbian, during a time when such an admission had grave consequences. I left the book with a love of the women who appeared in the book, and a fuller understanding of the life and times of mid-century America than I’ve ever gotten from history books, and a deeper understanding of what it means for us to be human. There is much tragedy and loss in her story, but also delightful wit and hope. At the end, in a poem, the author asks, “Are you laughing?” I can’t say that I was laughing when I finished the book, but felt informed, warm, and delighted. This is a memoir, but it is also a delightful read about being human.
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