The Center of the Universe, (Paperback)

from larestout

I approached this book with caution, not sure where it was going. But, by the end, I came to appreciate the author and the story she had to tell. The book begins with an accident that kills her father and leaves her mother in a coma. As the siblings gather together to deal with the family crisis,...

from ThePaxtonian

This was the surprise book in my Christmas stash. As I had my mother to stay over the holidays, this was the perfect book to tide me over the difficult days! Nancy's story of her crazy mother is laugh-out-loud funny in places. When her brother calls to tell her that her father has died and her mo...

from ANovelMenagerie

The Review Memoirs are becoming one my favorite books to read. So many good ones come to mind... The Glass Castle, Angela's Ashes and The Invisible Wall. This particular memoir is a daughter's story of her remarkable mother, Lola. Although many would argue that Lola is plain crazy, the woman is b...

from bookczuk

When someone tells me that a book is nonfiction "but reads like fiction" my skeptic-meter goes way up. In this case, the story Nancy Bachrach tells flows easily across the pages, though it is not necessarily an easy read. It begins with a horrible accident -- carbon monoxide poisoning of her pare...

from caitemaire

Have I mentioned that I have sworn off memoirs?I know many people love them but I tend to find them depressing and whiny and self indulgent. Did I mention depressing? But then, something comes along that makes me admit I can sometimes be wrong. This is the book that puts the "not always" in Not A...