The Key Is Love: My Mother's Wisdom, A Daughter's Gratitude (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
I have been a fan of the Osmond Family since I was a pre-teen. I watched the Donny and Marie Show and generally just loved the music. I did not know much about their personal lives other than that the were Mormon and from Utah. Reading this book is an eye opening thing. It is strange to discover that sometimes people are just people, like anyone else, with the same amount of learning to do about life and the same Joy, Tragedy, Pain and Pride in Family that so many others have. I learned a lot by reading this book, and it has made me treasure my family, especially my mother a bit more. I have not read the others by Marie, but now I may.The personal triumphs,tragic loss and the knowledge that in the end, Faith and Family is always Priority One and Two, comes through this book as a shining lesson to us all.I laughed, cried, thought, considered, felt pain and shared this story. What a wonderful memorial to parents that remind me of people in my family. When all life is passed, it will be the love that we gave, expecting none in return that will be our legacy, that lesson above all, is why this book is a stunning and wonderful read. Thank You Marie. I'm not a fan of Marie, never have been. My husband and I knew her ex, Brian Blosil, many years ago before she met him. I read this book to see what she had to say about him. She never mentioned him by name, but it is clear that she despises him.I was very surprised to see that she thinks she has wisdom to give advice to other mothers. For instance, she has the idea that once a child is two years old, they are old enough for her to go back to work. Excuse me? A two-year-old is old enough to be without his/her mom? Little tidbits like this peppered the book. Marie has one thing that is most dear to her, and that's the spotlight. She has made that very clear by her actions, which speak much louder than her words in this book. She bemoaned the fact that she "had to be" the breadwinner when she was married. She turned her childrearing over to whom? Nannies? Her ex-husband whom she calls a monster? If he was such a monster, why on earth did she keep adopting kids with him and having two more? (She has given birth to three children, the other five were adopted.)It is painfully obvious to me that she does not practice what she preaches. If she wants to prove what a good mother she is, she should go home and raise her four remaining kids. Then maybe she can give us advice on how to do it. I gave up my career (in the entertainment business, same as hers but not as stellar) to raise our four children. When I see her sacrifice all for her children, like most mothers do, then I'll listen to something she has to say.
What do You think about The Key Is Love: My Mother's Wisdom, A Daughter's Gratitude (2013)?
It was interesting to learn more about Marie Osmond, her family and especially her mother.
—hamtaro331
Great book. Loved the wonderful insight. The Osmond"s are a lovely family.
—shai_sa
Enjoyed it and thought that it was a lovely tribute to her mother.
—Nessuh08
