Pre-Owned Too Close to the Falls: A Memoir (Paperback) by Catherine Gildiner

from brenzi

Originally, I thought I'd enjoy Too Close to the Falls because I grew up in the area and I would recognize many references to the region. But this memoir, about growing up in the 50's and 60's around Niagara Falls, is so much more than that. It's a coming of age story told by Cathy McClure, an on...

from callmejacx

I read some of the reviews before I read the book. I was ready to be disappointed. This book had a comfortable feel to it. I could relate to a lot of it. Being an only child myself, I had a lot of questions, but unlike Catherine, I did not have the boldness to ask anyone. This story took place be...

from LauGal

I read this due to genealogy and local interest. Loved it!The author had me in distress from laughing so hard!The humourous parts were hysterical. My favorite being the John Cameron Swayze story and her doctor visit.There were some serious, sad chapters in this book,but she took care in writing o...

from leslieg

Reviewer nodressrehersal says exactly what I want to say. "One of the funniest, unique, and unusual memoirs I've ever read. I've recommended this book to more people than I can count." Although I could count that high, had I tried to keep track of the # of times I recommended this book .

from LynnB

Too Close to the Falls is the memoir of Cathy McClure, who grew up in Lewiston, New York. In this memoir, we have a child living in an adult world -- the only child of older parents, employed since the age of four in her father's pharmacy, and spending much of her preschool life with adults. This...