Glitter and Glue
Autor Kelly Corriganen Limba Engleză Paperback – 17 feb 2015
Cum ajungem să înțelegem cu adevărat sacrificiile și rigoarea părinților noștri abia atunci când suntem puși în situația de a îngriji, la rândul nostru, pe altcineva? În „Glitter and Glue”, Kelly Corrigan oferă un răspuns onest și emoționant prin prisma propriei experiențe de maturizare. Plecată în Australia pentru a-și găsi independența și a deveni o persoană „interesantă”, Kelly se trezește în rolul de dădacă într-o familie marcată de doliu. Departe de casă, ea descoperă că vocea mamei sale — pe care o considerase anterior doar un fundal zgomotos de reguli și stoicism — devine busola de care are nevoie pentru a naviga prin complexitatea vieții de adult. Suntem de părere că această lucrare se distinge prin modul în care deconstruiește mitul părintelui „distractiv” versus cel „sever”. Dacă tatăl era cel care aducea strălucirea, mama era cea care ținea totul unit, o realizare care vine treptat, pe măsură ce Kelly învață să gestioneze nevoile a doi copii mici. Stilul narativ este cald și plin de umor, transformând o experiență personală într-o meditație universală despre recunoștință și maturizare morală. Părinții care au citit cu plăcere Sparkly Green Earrings de Melanie Shankle vor aprecia și această carte pentru onestitatea cu care este descrisă maternitatea, ambele autoare reușind să surprindă momentele de vulnerabilitate și umor care definesc viața de familie. Recomandăm acest volum ca pe o lectură de introspecție, care nu doar povestește o aventură în străinătate, ci marchează trecerea de la a fi copilul cuiva la a fi sprijinul cuiva. Kelly Corrigan continuă explorarea temelor de familie începute în The Middle Place, însă aici accentul cade pe reconcilierea cu imaginea maternă și pe acceptarea faptului că, uneori, avem nevoie de „adeziv” mai mult decât de „sclipici” pentru a construi o viață solidă.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0345532856
Pagini: 258
Dimensiuni: 132 x 203 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: Random House
De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm această carte tuturor femeilor care se află la granița dintre fiică și mamă. Este o lectură esențială pentru a înțelege că rigoarea părinților noștri a fost, de multe ori, cea mai pură formă de iubire. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă nouă asupra propriilor relații de familie, învățând să prețuiască „adezivul” care ține structura casei intactă în momentele de criză.
Despre autor
Kelly Corrigan este o autoare de succes, cunoscută pentru volumele sale de memorii care au ocupat primele locuri în topul New York Times, precum The Middle Place și Lift. Cu o prezență marcantă în media, fiind colaboratoare pentru „O, The Oprah Magazine” și o voce influentă pe YouTube, Corrigan s-a specializat în explorarea legăturilor profunde de familie. Stilul său este caracterizat de o combinație rară de umor autoironic și profunzime emoțională. În prezent, locuiește lângă San Francisco împreună cu soțul și cele două fiice ale sale, continuând să scrie despre experiența umană autentică.
Descriere scurtă
From the author of "The Middle Place" comes a new memoir that examines the bond--sometimes nourishing, sometimes exasperating, occasionally divine--between mothers and daughters.
When Kelly Corrigan was in high school, her mother neatly summarized the family dynamic as "Your father's the glitter but I'm the glue." This meant nothing to Kelly, who left childhood sure that her mom--with her inviolable commandments and proud stoicism--would be nothing more than background chatter for the rest of Kelly's life, which she was carefully orienting toward adventure. After college, armed with a backpack, her personal mission statement, and a wad of traveler's checks, she took off for Australia to see things and do things and Become Interesting.
But it didn't turn out the way she pictured it. In a matter of months, her savings shot, she had a choice: get a job or go home. That's how Kelly met John Tanner, a newly widowed father of two looking for a live-in nanny. They chatted for an hour, discussed timing and pay, and a week later, Kelly moved in. And there, in that house in a suburb north of Sydney, 10,000 miles from the house where she was raised, her mother's voice was suddenly everywhere, nudging and advising, cautioning and directing, escorting her through a terrain as foreign as any she had ever trekked. Every day she spent with the Tanner kids was a day spent reconsidering her relationship with her mother, turning it over in her hands like a shell, straining to hear whatever messages might be trapped in its spiral.
This is a book about the difference between travel and life experience, stepping out and stepping up, fathers and mothers. But mostly it's about who you admire and why, and how that changes over time.
Praise for "Glitter and Glue"
"I loved this book, I was moved by this book, and now I will share this book with my own mother--along with my renewed appreciation for certain debts of love that can never be repaid."--Elizabeth Gilbert, "New York Times "bestselling author of" Eat, Pray, Love"
"Kelly Corrigan's thoughtful and beautifully rendered meditation invites readers to reflect on their own launchings and homecomings. I accepted the invitation and learned things about myself. You will, too. Isn't that why we read?"--Wally Lamb, "New York Times "bestselling author of" We Are Water"
"Kelly Corrigan is no stranger to mining the depths of her heart. . . . In] "Glitter and Glue, "Corrigan turns the microscope on her relationship with her own mother. . . . Through her own experience of caring for children, she begins, for the first time, to appreciate the complex woman who raised her."--"O: The Oprah Magazine"
"Corrigan is] a lively, nimble cheerleader for the joys of family."--"People"
" A] funny, sparkling memoir."--"More"
"Corrigan writes with warmth and delicate humor."--"The Washington Post"
" An] irresistible cocktail of lyrical writing and solid, useful insight."--"San Francisco Chronicle"
"In this endearing, funny, and thought-provoking memoir, Kelly Corrigan's memories of long-ago adventures illuminate the changing relationships between mothers and children--as well as everything else that really matters."--Gretchen Rubin, "New York Times "bestselling author of "The Happiness Project"
Descriere
'I loved this book, I was moved by this book and now I will share this book with my own mother.' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love.
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Middle Place comes a new memoir that examines the bond between mothers and daughters.
Kelly Corrigan's mother summarised the the division of labour in her family as: 'Your father's the glitter, but I'm the glue.' This meant nothing to Kelly, who left her childhood sure that her mum would be nothing more than background for the rest of Kelly's life.
After college, she took off see things and Become Interesting. In a matter of months her savings had dwindled and she needed a job. That's how she met John Tanner, a newly widowed Australian father of two looking for a live-in nanny.There, in that small, motherless house her mother's voice was suddenly everywhere.
Each day she spent with the Tanner kids was a day she spent reconsidering her relationship with her mother, turning it over in her hands like a shell, trying to hear whatever messages might be trapped in its shadowy spiral.
This is a book about who you admire and why, and how that changes over time.
Recenzii
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, finishing it in under 48 hours. It can be hard, sometimes, to care that much about someone else's life, their personal-to-them details that don't mean much to you, but the author got me so invested in this book I needed to know what happened to all the featured characters. The ending, in particular the epilogue itself, made me weep and I was sorry for the way some of it turned out, though not surprised. I too have traveled the world and made great friends along the way, but I'd be at a loss to tell you where they are and what they're doing now, Facebook updates aside.
It's easy to see how Corrigan has become a best-selling author: she has an immensely likeable voice... while it's "heart-warming it's also perceptive.