
The Long Journey Home
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Narrado por:
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Debra Monk
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Margaret Robison
In The Long Journey Home, their mother, Margaret Robison, finally gets to tell her side of the story, which is more nuanced and poignant than one would ever imagine. Beginning with her childhood in southern Georgia, with its façade of 1950s propriety masking all sorts of recognizable demons (alcoholism, sexual repression, misogyny, suicide, and disease) up until her mental breakdown and, in recent years, her recovery from her massive stroke, The Long Journey Home is Robison's attempt to make sense of a complicated, often tortured, and complex American life. She writes movingly and honestly about her shortcomings as a parent, her difficult marriage, and her two now-famous children. An accomplished poet and artist, Robison tells the heartbreaking but ultimately uplifting story of a woman trapped by social convention in a time when escaping cultural expectations was harder than we now can remember.
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Great story about personal inner turmoil in a time where women like Margaret had no choice but to grin and bear their misfortunes and disadvantages. There was a lot of detailed family dynamics and deep rooted mental anguish, that I found very interesting. Margaret's personal journey is at times inspiring and quite insightful. My favorite quote of hers, which was in response to her therapist asking for her religion was; "I take the best from each, and throw the rest away.'' I think that's a wonderful take. Margaret's story telling is at times jumbled and confusing, but overall her personality and message still shines through. The takeaway I gathered from this [what I would call autobiography rather than just a memoir] is to live your truth and be authentically yourself. Margaret never had the chance to do so. It followed her and dictated her every thought and decision negatively. May Margaret RIP.
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