![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() About a third of the way through, they are in a little town in Washington State and mom hasn’t quite discovered she’s linked up with another controlling man. The two go from town to town as mom desperately learns enough secretarial skills to keep them afloat. ![]() At the opening of the book, she’s just split from her controlling husband, taking son Tobias in tow. Life in the fifties and early sixties wasn’t easy for women in America, and certainly not for Tobias Wolff’s mom. But for those who care about such things-hey, there’s a reason to read it. This didn’t have anything to do with my choosing to read the book in fact, I didn’t know about the Birmingham connection until I happened to discover it after I was well into the book. Why not give it a try? It seemed like something I’d like and I did.īefore I say anything else, I need to mention that Tobias Wolff was born in Birmingham, but he didn’t grow up here and this book doesn’t mention our town. This book is something of a minor classic. I’ve been on a memoir kick for many years now. On that list was This Boy’s Life, a book I’d seen many times in used bookstores. In one of her books, Karr lists what she thinks are the best memoirs of all time. If you’ve been following my blog entries, you know I’ve praised Mary Karr’s memoir trilogy ( The Liar’s Club, Cherry, Lit). ![]()
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