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Certain Woman of an Age
- Narrated by: Margaret Trudeau
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Margaret Trudeau, former wife of Pierre Trudeau, 15th Prime Minister of Canada, mother of Justin Trudeau, Canada's current Prime Minister, and international mental health advocate, brought her intimate staged performance, Certain Woman of an Age, to the Minetta Lane Theatre, where it was recorded live for Audible Theater. In this "fearless and vulnerable" (Chicago Tribune) one-woman show, Trudeau opens up - with refreshing candor - about her extraordinary life and her encounters with some of the most important icons of our time. It's a gripping portrait of motherhood, marriage, life-altering tragedy, and personal triumph. Co-written with Alix Sobler and directed by Kimberly Senior, Certain Woman of an Age is a funny, honest examination of one of the world’s most fascinating figures.
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- Angela
- 2020-03-18
Saw Live ... equally EXCEPTIONAL!!
I was fortunate to hear Madame Trudeau in Niagara Falls in 2019. It was a forever memorable moment for me. This book is a longer version of that same presentation. Even more impressive!!! A very admirable woman and story. Well done Madame Trudeau , thank you for sharing your fascinating story.
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- Anne F.
- 2022-01-06
She was delightful!
Margaret Trudeau was honest , open and utterly delightful ! Thank you Margaret ! How refreshing was your talk !
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- Audrey Ple
- 2020-12-12
Beautifully executed
I love the honesty of this performance. It is indeed a true skill to be able to combine wit with such a heart wrenching story. I am in awe of your courage Margaret. Thank you for sharing it, you are an inspiration.
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- MEW
- 2024-04-14
Interesting, Insightful Talk! Great Wisdom!
I really liked the tone and pace of this piece. I especially appreciated Mrs. Trudeau sharing her thoughts on dealing with loss (that it takes five years to 'get over' losing someone), sleep (heals the mind), dancing as good exercise, mental health awareness and advocacy, and her saying "Fuck you!" to the haters, naysayers, and opponents. It was interesting to her it from her! I wish that this would have been longer than an hour, because I liked listening to it and she was tackling some pretty heavy, important subject matter towards the very end, but it is a good summary and well-organized.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-03-05
A Must Listen
Saw the show in person months ago and this brought me back to it again. Love to have it to relisten to and find new things to focus on. Love Margaret’s stories and her attitude. Great direction!
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- SB The Student
- 2020-12-05
great quick listen
“…but a big part of my spirituality is and always has been communing with nature. In my darker moments, I’ve always just gone outside. taken walks, sat by the ocean, you can learn a lot just by watching a garden. The cycles of life death rebirth the coexistence of species, the rabbits humping you can learn a lot. Truly though nature teaches us about our own lives. The cycles of terrible storms and transitions and recoveries. Nature is the big balancer.”
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- Joy Brant
- 2020-12-07
Awesome
A very informative and entertaining performance. I Margaret Trudeau is a very commanding presenter. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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- 2020-12-13
Wow.
Set aside your politics. This has absolutely nothing to do with any of that. Amazing and honest and wow.
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- Miss Desiree
- 2020-04-18
Heartwarming & Charming
I was surprised it was a 'live' recording at 1st. However, that did not detract the charm for me. I thoroughly enjoyed the story & performance. Thank you Margaret!
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- Carmen
- 2021-05-25
Sadly, sounds like she learned a script by heart
I thought this was okay, but not as good as her book Changing My Mind for a couple of reasons:
- she is live on stage and it comes across like she is acting to a script, which is in fact what she was doing. and not just telling her story, which is fascinating on its own,
- there is of course that 21st century enjoyment of profanity to make a point, which we all need like a hole in the head, never mind telling the audience to join you in yelling f-u out loud three times... really?
That having been said, it is a touching story she tells of different times in Mental Health and what she's been through in her life, with some funny moments, and a FANTASTIC definition of depression, which she gives towards the end.
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