Not Becoming My Mother
Previously published as Not Becoming My Mother
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Narrated by:
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Ruth Reichl
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Ruth Reichl
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In Not Becoming My Mother, best-selling author Ruth Reichl embarks on a clear-eyed, openhearted investigation of her mother's life, piecing together the journey of a woman she comes to realize she never really knew. Looking to her mother's letters and diaries, Reichl confronts the painful transition her mother made from a hopeful young woman to an increasingly unhappy older one and realizes the tremendous sacrifices she made to make sure her daughter's life would not be as disappointing as her own.
Growing up in Cleveland, Miriam Brudno dreamed of becoming a doctor, like her father. But when she announced this, her parents said, "You're no beauty, and it's too bad you're such an intellectual. But if you become a doctor, no man will ever marry you." Instead, at 20, Miriam opened a bookstore, a profession everyone agreed was suitably ladylike.
On what would have been Miriam's 100th birthday Reichl opens up her mother's diaries for the first time and encounters a whole new woman. This is a person she had never known. In this intimate study Reichl comes to understand the lessons of rebellion, independence, and self-acceptance that her mother - though unable to guide herself - succeeded in teaching her daughter.
©2009 Ruth Reichl (P)2009 PenguinWhat listeners say about Not Becoming My Mother
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- L. Currie
- 2023-01-28
Relatable book
Will definitely read again, brought so many things up for me. Often times I was the daughter speaking, more often the mother she was writing about. Life comes full circle as we age.
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- AuntyM
- 2024-04-06
So many lessons
Everyone will see something of themselves in this book. So many lessons culminating into owning up to the honour that is the life that you're given and making something useful out of it. Loved it and I surely will come back to it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-09-16
Such a relatable story!
A sad yet common fate for many women…My mom suffered pretty much the same way - this life story is so similar to mine and others I’m sure!
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