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Author Info: Formerly the senior editor at Body+Soul magazine (now Whole Living), Frances is now the Good Housekeeping book reviewer and a freelance writer and editor. She also teaches at the Sun Magazine’s writing workshops and the Writer in West Marin program. Frances divides her time between Southern Maine and Northern California. Her hobbies are surfing and speaking Spanish, and she especially likes going to Central America, where she can do both at the same time.
Review: Having gone to university in San Fransisco, I left a major chunk of my heart in the city, so I was intriqued to see Lefkowitz' take on it. Her memoir is equal parts disturbing and mesmerizing.
Having lived in the area for so long and experienced people who were like her parents- not Hippies nor Beatniks- especially in Marin County- I understood where her parents where coming from. Having grown up in a military family and moving all my life due to transfers or being able to get into base housing (11 schools, counting pre-school, 3 states was my count!), I could relate to her constantly being moved around. The difference was my mother was a VERY strong individual, who wanted me to be strong and to be a fighter/survivor and ask Frances' says in her book, she did not have that, nor did her mother have it from her mother- which began the downfall of multiple generations- who could not dream, or see themselves achieving goals.
Having had a strong mother, there were many times when I had to put the book down, as I got so aggravated with Frances' mother's lack of parenting- But at the same time, I wanted to pick it back up to see if Frances made it past the issues from her childhood. It seems like she has finally gotten past alot and is very happy, and I hope this book was very cathartic for her! It is an interesting read and I highly recommend it, especially for book clubs or reading classes!
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