Moonlight on Linoleum
A Daughter's Memoir
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Narrateur(s):
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Ann Richardson
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Auteur(s):
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Terry Helwig
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Even if others abandon you, you must never abandon yourself. This simple truth became Terry Helwig’s lifeline as she was forced to grow up too soon. Terry grew up the oldest of six girls in the big-sky country of the American Southwest, where she attended 12 schools in 11 years.
Helwig’s stepfather, Davy, a good-hearted and loving man, proudly purchased a mobile home to enable his family to move more easily from one oil town to another, where Davy eked out a living in the oil fields. Terry’s mother, Carola Jean, a wild rose whose love often pierced those who tried to claim her, had little interest in the confines of home and motherhood. In Davy’s absence, she sought companionship in local watering holes—a pastime she dubbed "visiting Timbuktu". She repeatedly left Terry in charge of the household and her five younger sisters. Despite Carola Jean’s genuine attempts to “better herself”, her life spiraled ever downward as Terry struggled to keep the family whole. In the midst of transience and upheaval, Terry and her sisters forged an uncommon bond of sisterhood that withstood the erosion of Davy and Carola Jean’s marriage. But ultimately, to keep her own dreams alive, Terry had to decide when to hold on to what she loved and when to let go.
Unflinching in its portrayal, yet told with humor and compassion, Terry Helwig’s luminous memoir, Moonlight on Linoleum, explores a family’s inner and outer landscapes of hope, despair, and redemption. It will make you laugh, cry, and hunger for more.
©2011 Terry Helwig (P)2011 OasisCe que les auditeurs disent de Moonlight on Linoleum
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- Angela Prettie
- 2019-08-18
Wow!
I bought this book years earlier, but must have skipped some chapters until the end. I wish I hadn't.....
If you are feeling sorry for yourself in ANY way, purchase this audible book now. Terry Helwig was basically abandoned countless times in her life, each time her mother vacated the house physically or just wasn't there mentally. Any situation with split and/or blended families is upheaving, to say the least. As a teacher, this book has given me true insight into how children deal with dysfunction and sometimes project a calm demeanour to the outside world, especially at school. My heart hurt as I discovered just how many times Terry and her sisters were forced to transfer schools. Having lived in New Mexico and travelled via Amtrak a few times from California to New Mexico, I also enjoyed reading about (and listening to) how the different towns and houses Terry lived in made indelible marks on her memory. I personally know a few people whose sanity was saved by the summer stays at their grandparents' houses.....how wonderful! I am so glad that Terry was able to enjoy that. The Naropa Institute is "WAY COOL", and Terry's studies there must have been very healing. I am so impressed that she has lived this adage: "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!"
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