Do you enjoy memoirs?
What is your favorite memoir?
I love reading memoirs and autobiographies of first
ladies and presidents. I especially love
reading about the first ladies and their families. I feel like you really get a
different side of a president from their family. I read and enjoyed Spoken from the Heart by Laura
Bush ten years ago or so. I was happy to
read her daughter Jenna’s memoir Everything Beautiful in its Time. In particular, I found it interesting to read
the perspective of a granddaughter and daughter of a president.
Everything Beautiful in Its Time is a love letter from
Jenna Bush Hager to her grandparents.
She lost three of her four grandparents in a little over a year’s
time. This memoir is her reflections on
the lives her grandparents and the end of their lives. I found the book to be very relatable as
Hager struggles to balance everything as a working mother and also work through
her grief. It also gave me an inner look
at the Bush family. In a time when
politics has become very enflamed, it was nice to read about a family trying to
do their best for each other and for their country. This was a touching story of a family filled
with humor and love. Once I started this
book, I couldn’t put it down and read through it quickly. I wanted more. I need to check out Jenna Bush Hager’s other
novels.
Favorite Quotes:
“Loving our neighbor should not be a controversial political
stance.”
“It isn’t courageous to do the right things.”
Overall, Everything Beautiful in Its Time is a
touching book that celebrates family and what is really important in life.
Book Source: A
Review Copy from William Morrow.
Thank-you! I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions
expressed in this review are completely my own.
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