When We Were The Kennedys: A Memoir From Mexico, Maine (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
This was by far one of my favorites of the year. It's a true story told about a family from Maine .The little girl telling the story is around my age and a lot of the things she mentioned growing up ,reminded me of things in my childhood. I certainly didn't have to go through the main tragedy that she did, which was losing her dad at the age of 9 . The story all centers around that and how the family falls apart ,but then pulls itself back together in the end . I'd recommend this beautifully written memoir to anyone but if you grew up in the 60's and remember exactly where you were when you heard that President Kennedy was killed , I would tell you that you just absolutely have to read this book .Mine was not a Irish Catholic upbringing like Monica's but I was raised in an Italian Catholic family of five children and I was 13 not 10 like Monica was when President Kennedy was killed . I lived during those times of " yes sister " "no sister " in my navy blue uniform with the white blouse that my mother ironed every morning as did Monica's mother .So I could certainly relate .We watched superman on TV and we tootsie rolls . I too wore unlaced keds and brought money to school to "save the little pagan babies."And I remember vividly how we were taught to " offer it up " . I couldn't wipe the smile off my face as I recalled these thingsThis is so much more though , than a trip down memory lane . It's a moving recollection of how a little girl and her family cope with the death of her father . They are a beautiful and loving family and while a good portion of the memoir focuses on the death of her father , there is so much life in this book .I loved it .
What do You think about When We Were The Kennedys: A Memoir From Mexico, Maine (2012)?
Love reading local stories. Thanks for sharing such a personal and touching memoir!
—zoe
