Wednesday, March 18, 2009

The Mighty Queen of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter, and the Town That Raised Them

The Mighty Queen of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter, and the Town That Raised Them by Amy Dickenson

Description: Amy Dickenson has a syndicated advice column “Ask Amy”. Many people ask her where she gets her advice from – and it is her own life. Amy talks about the mistakes she made in her own relationships as well as those she made with her daughter in this touching memoir.

Amy shows us her life and her divorce. How hard it was to date, what she did for her daughter (and what her daughter did for her). Mostly it centers around family and a small town –Freeville. Because that is where Amy’s heart is.

Thoughts:Opening yourself up to admit your faults, the good times and the bad in your life is not easy. And this book is definitely where that happens.

This isn’t a book where it covers her life from one time period to another in order – it jumps around a bit as she explores certain subjects in her life. Allowing her to reflect on everything that was going on and why she did what she did.

I haven’t read “Ask Amy” but after reading this – I see what has given her the insight into life that she has. I think that can only help her in gaining more readers.

What genre would you consider this?

Memoir

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