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Growing Up Moffett: The Rise and Fall of Innocence in a Pathos Plagued Year
A Gen-Y, coming of age memoir about a family encountering and overcoming tragedy through the eyes of their precocious and witty 12-yearold daughter. In a writing style somewhere between Harper Lee and SarahVowell, author Sarah E. Moffett recalls the time when, at age twelve, thelife of her family suddenly began to unravel after a simple phone call froma dying family member...more
Paperback, 209 pages
Published
March 1st 2007
by Faithwalk Publishing
(first published 2007)
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(The much longer full review can be found at the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com].)
As anyone who has tried it before can attest, the writing of a creative personal memoir can be a much trickier thing than it might seem at first; that even though it's true that most of us have at least one fascinating story from our real pasts, there's a wide gulf between that and a finished book the general public will find entertaining. There is the uniqueness of the s...more
As anyone who has tried it before can attest, the writing of a creative personal memoir can be a much trickier thing than it might seem at first; that even though it's true that most of us have at least one fascinating story from our real pasts, there's a wide gulf between that and a finished book the general public will find entertaining. There is the uniqueness of the s...more
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I adored this book. From the first page through until the last, I was completely taken by the words I read. I laughed out loud several times (and earned strange looks from those around me) and I even cried. I couldn't put the book down, but I wanted to...only because I wanted the experience of reading it to last longer. Yep, that good.
The story is told from the perspective of a young girl growing up in a family filled with closeness, happiness and trust. It's full of anecdotes a...more
The story is told from the perspective of a young girl growing up in a family filled with closeness, happiness and trust. It's full of anecdotes a...more
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This book was actually written by Greg's cousin. It tells the story of a period in their family's life when they lost her grandpa, grandma and uncle. It was really neat for me to be able to learn more about their family, and Sarah is an extremely talented writer too!
A must-read for anyone who's been a child, lost a loved one, or had to grow up quickly. Witty, heartwarming, makes you laugh and cry simultaneously.
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