by Anna Quindlen
In this irresistible memoir, Anna Quindlen writes about a woman’s life, from childhood memories to manic motherhood to middle age, using the events of her life to illuminate ours. Considering—and celebrating—everything from marriage, girlfriends, our mothers, parenting, faith, loss, to all the stuff...
This book was well out of my comfort zone.I always feel awkward when it comes to reviewing memoirs, because who am I to judge someone's past when they've offered it up so? It's even more difficult with this one because I feel I'm too young to properly understand it, although she does go back to her ...
I hated this entire book. Of the whole thing, I liked the last page the best. She wasted all of those pages preaching and quoting authors who are better than her. The last book I read was very entertaining but not written very well. This one was obviously written by a very intelligent woman who was ...
I got about halfway through and had to stop. It's just so...WASP.
Review first published on my blog: http://memoriesfrombooks.blogspot.com/2012/08/lots-of-candles-plenty-of-cake.htmlLots of Candles, Plenty of Cake is billed as a memoir. To me, it is more a discussion on a philosophy of life told through stories from Anna Quindlen's life. It talks about her thought...
Anna Quindlen is a little older than me, raised more kids than me, and worked more hours per week than me, but other than these few differences, Anna Quindlen is me. If you are a Baby Boomer and you are a woman, then you are Anna Quindlen, too.This book is subtitled A Memoir, but to me it reads more...
At age 60, Anna Quindlen has already had plenty of candles and birthday cake, but she wants more. A lot more. Her own mother died in her early 40s, when Anna was just nineteen. That early loss has made her grateful for every additional year she gets that her mother was denied. Anna's gratitude is th...
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