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When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine

Monica Wood

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Nov 06, 2012 Lisa of Hopewell rated it really liked it

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Now THIS is memoir! I love to read about real lives and this one had it all. Triumph and tragedy, comedy and drama, you name it. Perhaps because my own extended family includes three girls who suddenly lost their adored Dad, I could relate to this one more. Mexico, Maine, was a paper mill city in it's day. The paper company was everything--just like the GM factory in my hometown. Everyone worked there in same way or other, or was related to someone who did. This family became real to me in all t ...more

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Sep 26, 2015 Stacey rated it really liked it

I had this on my kindle for ages, why didn't I read it sooner? It started out slowly but really was a sad but charming memoir of a child in the 60's. Fantastic! ...more

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