This memoir is one I've already recommended to my friends. It reads like a fictional story and the fact that the events actually occurred made it more emotional for me. I laughed, I cried, I got angry. I kept thinking how difficult writing this must have been for Erin, how much courage it took on her part to share her painful past with readers, and maybe putting her life events into words also became a type of therapy for her.
Erin didn't spare any wrong choice or hurtful thing done to her by others and that made the writing raw and kept me glued to the pages. I think others who read this will have their lives changed for the better--everyone has issues and carries baggage from life choices and we don't always get to know the whole truth--and I hope readers will remember this when dealing with other people and find compassion and patience.
Overall, the writing is clear, understandable, and made me feel what the author was feeling, and the food-centered life brought all the tastes, sights, and smells of comforting cooking. I highly recommend this memoir that flows like a well-written novel and brought hope to me with the strength Erin found within herself to fight for her own life and her son's.
Erin didn't spare any wrong choice or hurtful thing done to her by others and that made the writing raw and kept me glued to the pages. I think others who read this will have their lives changed for the better--everyone has issues and carries baggage from life choices and we don't always get to know the whole truth--and I hope readers will remember this when dealing with other people and find compassion and patience.
Overall, the writing is clear, understandable, and made me feel what the author was feeling, and the food-centered life brought all the tastes, sights, and smells of comforting cooking. I highly recommend this memoir that flows like a well-written novel and brought hope to me with the strength Erin found within herself to fight for her own life and her son's.