Pub Date - April 21, 2015
3.5 stars
After her parents split when she was a young child, Sarah Tomlinson found herself standing by the window for hours waiting for her often absent father to give some of his attention to her. Most of the time, he failed to show leaving her feeling disappointed and abandoned. A feeling she carried with her into adulthood and numerous relationships. This isn't really a new story and I'm sure that there are a handful of neighbors just on my street that have a similar sad story. What I enjoyed most about this memoir was her unusual upbringing living off the land with her mother and stepfather, her early admittance to college and the insight into her life as a freelance music critic and hopeful novelist. She did turn tremendously angsty and while that is reasonable as a teenager and young adult, when she was thirty-five with the exact same hang-ups, I just wanted someone to shake her and tell her to get over herself. That doesn't ever happen but fortunately she does end the memoir with some enlightenment. Overall, this memoir was incredible readable but not exactly anything new to add to the genre. I received an eGalley of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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