A deeply moving, heartrending, and yet heartwarming memoir written by a highly talented artist who shares her personal and spiritual journey.
"Lit is about getting drunk and getting sober, becoming a mother by letting go of a mother; learning to write by learning to live. Written with Karr's relentless honesty, unflinching self-scrutiny, and irreverent, lacerating humor, it is a truly electrifying story of how to grow up--as only Mary Karr can tell it."
(Note: Mary Karr has an "authentic" facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mary-Karr where she personally "interacts with" her friends and fans.)
"Told with Gilbert’s trademark wit, intelligence and compassion, Committed attempts to “turn on all the lights” when it comes to matrimony, frankly examining questions of compatibility, infatuation, fidelity, family tradition, social expectations, divorce risks and humbling responsibilities. Gilbert’s memoir is ultimately a clear-eyed celebration of love with all the complexity and consequence that real love, in the real world, actually entails."
What an amazing saga across generations and geography!! From India to Ethiopia to America, and back to Ethiopia, plus some other places in between. It is an engrossing read, rich with emotions and details (including some medical details, as main characters are all medical doctors). I found the part about the life in Ethiopia particularly interesting, as it is so rare to read about the geography and political history of Ethiopia. Superbly written, the book satisfies both the mind and the heart.
Endorsed by the National Alzheimer's Association, this is a fiction about early-onset Alzheimer's disease from a first person's perspective. It is informative and a gripping page turner!
Lit: A Memoir