The Family on Beartown Road
A Memoir of Learning and Forgetting
Cohen, Elizabeth
Van Pelt, Elizabeth Cohen
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
A New York Times Notable Book
The Family on Beartown Road is Elizabeth Cohens true and moving portrait of love and courage.
Elizabeth, a member of the sandwich generationthose caught in the middle, simultaneously caring for their children and for their aging parentsis the mother of baby Ava and the daughter of Daddy, and responsible for both. In this story full of everyday triumphs, first steps, and an elders confusion, Ava finds each new picture, each new word, each new song, something to learn greedily, joyfully. Daddy is a man in his twilight years, for whom time moves slowly and lessons are not learned but quietly, frustratingly forgotten. Elizabeth, a suddenly single mother with a career and a mortgage and a hamperful of laundry, finds her world spiraling out of control. Faced with mounting disasters, she chooses to confront life head-on, and to see the unique beauty in each and every moment.
Imbued with an unquenchable spirit, The Family on Beartown Road takes us on a journey through the remarkable landscape that is family.
BOOK REVIEWS
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
Frank, funny...courageous.
The New York Times Book Review
The adventure and peril of everyday living captured in language thats light, beautiful, and razor-sharp.
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
The book is poignant and sad, funny and real, and highlights what is universally nutty about living with other people.
Melissa Fay Greene, author of The Temple Bombing and Praying for Sheetrock
[A] touching memoir...What makes the book so sympathetic is Cohens lack of self-pity and the straightforward tone....[A] superb chronicle.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0812966635
ISBN(13-digit): 9780812966633
Dewey Decimal: 362.196/831/00974775
Library of Congress: 2004559901
Book Publisher: Random House Inc
Language: ENG
Paper Weight (lb): .4781 lb
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