In Our Own Words: A Generation Defining Itself
by Avital Gad-Cykman
genre:
Literature & Fiction
description:
The book series that defines a generation, the generation born since 1960, defining its unique place in history through its own voices.
chapters
chapter 1:
Perfect for This World (Now a collection title)
Perfect for This World (Now a collection title)
chapter 1
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updated 08/15/07
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My mother watched "Gone With the Wind" about 15 times, but she only paid for her first viewing.
Like me, all the kids used to go to the movies every Tuesday, accompanied by their mothers. In Israel, where we lived during the '60s, there was a recess in the middle of each film. The kids usually stood in line to buy popcorn while the mothers went together to the ladies' room.
However, to my discreet sorrow, my mother acted differently.
More in the book.
Has been published in salon.com too
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Like me, all the kids used to go to the movies every Tuesday, accompanied by their mothers. In Israel, where we lived during the '60s, there was a recess in the middle of each film. The kids usually stood in line to buy popcorn while the mothers went together to the ladies' room.
However, to my discreet sorrow, my mother acted differently.
More in the book.
Has been published in salon.com too
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