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Becoming Duchess Goldblatt
by Duchess Goldblatt
At the time of writing this review, the average rating on GoodReads is 4.62 - that is probably exactly what I'd give it, but only because I'm terribly stingy with my 5* ratings.
This is a most surprising, heart-warming, tender, humorous memoir by Duchess Goldblatt and the anonymous writer who carries the Duchess in her heart and head. Anonymous is a very skilled writer, but is also incredibly humble and self-deprecating. @DuchessGoldblat had about 20'000 followers on Twitter last month, and I expect the numbers to go viral at the rate of Covid-19 now that this book is available. It's close to 40K today already, that's a pretty good R-factor, wouldn't you say?!
To her loyal followers, she is "Your Grace", and gracious she is; full of kindness and humour. Many life lessons can be learned from this wise, warm and witty person, whether she is Duchess Goldblatt or her more vulnerable self.
The author had a very close, mutually doting relationship with her father. He was a big influence on her and helped shape Duchess' heart of gold and inclusive (Goldbl)attitude to life and all the loons and sweethearts out there in the world.
Here are a couple of great lessons, especially for the toxic times we live in:
My father used to try to tell me to never say anything about anyone that I wouldn't want them to overhear. "It will make you boring in conversation sometimes", he said. "Maybe you know something private about someone that's embarrassing, and you could say it at a party, make everybody laugh. You'll have to hold yourself back from doing it. Give up the fun of getting that laughter for yourself. But if you believe that you're called to never cause pain to another human being, it won't be a hard choice." ...... It's harder work to reach out further for the joke that's fun and can't hurt anybody.
Secondly:
If you've ever wondered what the right thing is to say to someone who is grieving a death, I think this is it: "Tell me all about your dear one!"
Finally..... Lyle Lovett.... OMG, how amazing and generous is he?! I loved how their friendship simply started and grew, his ongoing contributions to the Duchess' rich online persona and the community that has formed around her, his way of expressing concern and kindness, and of course his partaking of this brilliant audio book. It's truly the icing on the Goldblatt cake!
This is a most surprising, heart-warming, tender, humorous memoir by Duchess Goldblatt and the anonymous writer who carries the Duchess in her heart and head. Anonymous is a very skilled writer, but is also incredibly humble and self-deprecating. @DuchessGoldblat had about 20'000 followers on Twitter last month, and I expect the numbers to go viral at the rate of Covid-19 now that this book is available. It's close to 40K today already, that's a pretty good R-factor, wouldn't you say?!
To her loyal followers, she is "Your Grace", and gracious she is; full of kindness and humour. Many life lessons can be learned from this wise, warm and witty person, whether she is Duchess Goldblatt or her more vulnerable self.
The author had a very close, mutually doting relationship with her father. He was a big influence on her and helped shape Duchess' heart of gold and inclusive (Goldbl)attitude to life and all the loons and sweethearts out there in the world.
Here are a couple of great lessons, especially for the toxic times we live in:
My father used to try to tell me to never say anything about anyone that I wouldn't want them to overhear. "It will make you boring in conversation sometimes", he said. "Maybe you know something private about someone that's embarrassing, and you could say it at a party, make everybody laugh. You'll have to hold yourself back from doing it. Give up the fun of getting that laughter for yourself. But if you believe that you're called to never cause pain to another human being, it won't be a hard choice." ...... It's harder work to reach out further for the joke that's fun and can't hurt anybody.
Secondly:
If you've ever wondered what the right thing is to say to someone who is grieving a death, I think this is it: "Tell me all about your dear one!"
Finally..... Lyle Lovett.... OMG, how amazing and generous is he?! I loved how their friendship simply started and grew, his ongoing contributions to the Duchess' rich online persona and the community that has formed around her, his way of expressing concern and kindness, and of course his partaking of this brilliant audio book. It's truly the icing on the Goldblatt cake!