tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post4600843187990701908..comments2023-10-04T09:49:01.446+01:00Comments on Savidge Reads...: Unfinished Words & MemoirsSavidge Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16188492593913938737noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-87086930129467246082009-03-26T23:10:00.000+00:002009-03-26T23:10:00.000+00:00Recently I volunteered to man the door at a charit...Recently I volunteered to man the door at a charity event to raise money for cancer research. The woman throwing the event was also selling memoirs written by her mom (who'd died of cancer) and asked if I could take money for those along with the cover charge. Of course, in between people coming in I had to pick it up and read it and I was quite enjoying it. Unfortunately, though I'd purchased my own copy, I forgot it when I left though I'd not finished it. Your post is a perfect reminder to try and get the book back. Thanks!John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-24510793113260621302009-03-19T15:53:00.000+00:002009-03-19T15:53:00.000+00:00I love memoirs.Funnily enough, there's a good post...I love memoirs.<BR/><BR/>Funnily enough, there's a good post about them on the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/mar/17/laura-lippmann-life-sentences<BR/><BR/>I would definitely recommend John McGahern's memoir, especially if you have read his fiction, and Hilary Mantel's Giving up the Ghost.<BR/><BR/>I have a memoir category on my blog. See: http://kimbofo.typepad.com/readingmatters/genre-memoir/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-13317994099572771582009-03-15T11:40:00.000+00:002009-03-15T11:40:00.000+00:00Thank you both for your recommendations I shall be...Thank you both for your recommendations I shall be looking them up!Savidge Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188492593913938737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-771366848279404672009-03-14T20:28:00.000+00:002009-03-14T20:28:00.000+00:00I wish that my grandparents would write their memo...I wish that my grandparents would write their memoirs. There is so much to their lives and a lot of it they do not like to talk about, like what it was like living in occupied Holland during WWII. Every little bit they and my other loved ones share is so precious to me. It doesn't have to be Dickens or Austen because it is so much more meaningful. What a wonderful way for your grandmother to honor your grandfather. <BR/><BR/>A recommendation...recently I read and loved Old Books, Rare Friends by Rostenberg and Stern.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387313238448432017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649082967569605034.post-7364184022572693612009-03-14T17:09:00.000+00:002009-03-14T17:09:00.000+00:00On the famous side of the page, I must say that I ...On the famous side of the page, I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed Clapton. I had a poster of the guy on my ceiling through college, for crying out loud. Love him. <BR/><BR/>My uncle wrote his memoir about growing up in rural Indiana. He had it printed and gave copies to all the family. It won't win any awards but I'm so glad he did it. He is struggling with cancer and most likely won't make it much longer, so I am glad he did this. <BR/><BR/>Recently, I've been trying to get my husband's family history down on paper. Absolutely nothing is documented and it scares me. His grandfather was Polish, but was ordered to fight for the Russians in WWI. His father was an original member of Solidarity and was imprisoned in a work camp for awhile. There's some real fascinating stuff there. This summer when we visit his parents, I intend on collecting as much info as I can...Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.com