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A review by jack106
Our Short History by Lauren Grodstein
3.0
Received this copy from LibraryThing.
Karen Neulander is a busy political consultant and mom to 6 year old Jacob, while living with Stage IV Ovarian Cancer. With only a few years left to live, she starts journaling her life, her story to be left after she is gone and read by her son. Through her writing, we learn about her childhood, parents and sister. The story also focuses heavily on her relationship with Jake's father. Her son is insistent that he meet his dad and their new relationship unfolds through the book.
This story made me feel something- being of a similar age and having a young child- I felt her desperation to leave her legacy while leaving everything tidy behind her. I felt her emotional journey and thought the writing by Lauren Grodstein was done extremely well in this case.
The story was a bit predictable but otherwise would recommend as a bit of a tear jerker.
Karen Neulander is a busy political consultant and mom to 6 year old Jacob, while living with Stage IV Ovarian Cancer. With only a few years left to live, she starts journaling her life, her story to be left after she is gone and read by her son. Through her writing, we learn about her childhood, parents and sister. The story also focuses heavily on her relationship with Jake's father. Her son is insistent that he meet his dad and their new relationship unfolds through the book.
This story made me feel something- being of a similar age and having a young child- I felt her desperation to leave her legacy while leaving everything tidy behind her. I felt her emotional journey and thought the writing by Lauren Grodstein was done extremely well in this case.
The story was a bit predictable but otherwise would recommend as a bit of a tear jerker.