A little bit of book reviewing this evening. I’ve been lucky enough to read some cracking books of late so I thought it was time to share a few.
My first was Jeanette McCurdey’s memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died. This was such a sad and shocking read. I’m always super interested in the lives of child stars, and I feel really sad for the ones that go off the rails. I even find the psychology behind child stardom fascinating. And so this was a real eye opener as we saw what can really happen when children are pushed into the spotlight.
Keeping with the memoir, I then read Richard E Grant’s book A Pocketful of Happiness, all about the grief he has experienced since the death of his wife last year. He doesn’t hold back in this book and because it is narrated by him, you can actually hear his voice cracking as he talks about the moment he lost the love of his life.
Next up was Carrie Soto is Back which I devoured. I have a real love of stories about athletes and this one about a tennis star didn’t fail to impress.
I’m now on to a book called The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict. It is about an actress who somehow becomes tangled up with the Nazis before fleeing and then becoming a Hollywood star – and it’s a true story.
I’d love to hear if anyone is reading anything good that I should give a try. Have a fabulous weekend.
Much Love
Rachel xx
Margot Kinberg
Memoirs can be so fascinating, can’t they, Rachel? Like you, I’ve thought about child stars and what they go through. It’s certainly not the fun and glamour you’d think it would be. And it’s sometimes nice to know that we aren’t the only ones who grieve, who have issues with parents, and so on. Perhaps that’s why memoirs have such an appeal?
patientandkindlove
A good memoirist doesn’t mind the idea that her reader will hate her by the end. You can’t smooth over the bad bits if you want to write a good one.
Greg Dennison
I’m reading Uncharted Mission by D.C. Keane, a nonfiction book about Christian missionaries in Muslim countries. I knew the author many years ago.
patientandkindlove
I love a good memoir. It must be really interesting to read about someone you actually know, too.
Greg Dennison
Yes, although it isn’t exactly his story, it’s stories of people his organization has worked with in the past. He mostly works behind the scenes.