“And if they didn’t know why I’d left, maybe they just didn’t know me. At all. And maybe they never really did. And to be fair, maybe I didn’t either. The thought made me feel colder and terribly alone, But it also fired me up. I thought: I have to tell them.
So many of us can relate to being part of a dysfunctional family. What I find interesting is that in your case and in the case of Harry the disparateness between the outside world's perception and the family reality adds an extra layer of tension. I'm sort of bleeding for Harry lately. And I have to wonder: Who advises him? Maybe the memoir should have been written by an older, wiser version of himself.
It does bring up some interesting questions about memoir writing. Beholden to money? to truth telling? Setting the record straight? I'm not sure, but the payment adds to his gilded cage predicament.
So many of us can relate to being part of a dysfunctional family. What I find interesting is that in your case and in the case of Harry the disparateness between the outside world's perception and the family reality adds an extra layer of tension. I'm sort of bleeding for Harry lately. And I have to wonder: Who advises him? Maybe the memoir should have been written by an older, wiser version of himself.
Love it. Looking forward to buying a copy of your book. When?
It does bring up some interesting questions about memoir writing. Beholden to money? to truth telling? Setting the record straight? I'm not sure, but the payment adds to his gilded cage predicament.