For those of us bridged between our mothers and our daughters in philosophy of life, this book adds clear vision into our mothers' generation. Good stuff worth reading and pondering.
Author Betsy Lerner records her time learning to play bridge so she can connect with her mother and her friends. She learns things about the women in her life, and she tries to use this knowledge to understand her relationship with her mother.
I read this book for book club. It is not something I would normally pick. There was so much potential for revelations for the author as she learns some of her mother's history. The hope for some poignant feelings about the ladies was the only reason I kept pushing through to the end.
Sadly there was no great confession or a new bond between mother and daughter. None that I could see or felt.
Since I was able to finish means the writing still flowed for me but as a story, there was nothing interesting here. I have no interest in the people that are written about and the game bridge sounds even harder than I thought.
I read this book for book club. It is not something I would normally pick. There was so much potential for revelations for the author as she learns some of her mother's history. The hope for some poignant feelings about the ladies was the only reason I kept pushing through to the end.
Sadly there was no great confession or a new bond between mother and daughter. None that I could see or felt.
Since I was able to finish means the writing still flowed for me but as a story, there was nothing interesting here. I have no interest in the people that are written about and the game bridge sounds even harder than I thought.
