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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2020
Leslie Gray Streeter is the kind of person you would want as one of your best girlfriends—the kind who would have your back, who you could count on to tell you how it really is, and who you could share your deepest secrets with and know she would keep mum. Her writing is very real and relatable, which means that when she takes you on her journey—through childhood; career; couplehood, growing family; sudden, wrenching, early widowhood; and single-parent adoption—you (the reader) truly feel it all as if you went through it.
Other reviewers have noted how they alternately laughed and cried throughout the book. They are so right! I recognized The Bad News Room, the idiosyncrasies of mixed-race/religion families, and the struggles of trying to become a parent from my own life. But the strength, grace, and screwball goofiness that Streeter used to survive her experiences and so revealingly share them with her readers are inspiring and entertaining.
As a pop culture reporter and columnist, Streeter has an enthusiastic fan club in South Florida and other places where she has worked. It is delightful that the rest of the world will get to know her now with this gem, the first of hopefully many books.
Although the title may give the impression otherwise, and parts of the story are harrowing, the book is ultimately uplifting And hopeful. Streeter’s writing is so approachable that you can devour the book quickly, yet the story will stick with you.
Other reviewers have noted how they alternately laughed and cried throughout the book. They are so right! I recognized The Bad News Room, the idiosyncrasies of mixed-race/religion families, and the struggles of trying to become a parent from my own life. But the strength, grace, and screwball goofiness that Streeter used to survive her experiences and so revealingly share them with her readers are inspiring and entertaining.
As a pop culture reporter and columnist, Streeter has an enthusiastic fan club in South Florida and other places where she has worked. It is delightful that the rest of the world will get to know her now with this gem, the first of hopefully many books.
Although the title may give the impression otherwise, and parts of the story are harrowing, the book is ultimately uplifting And hopeful. Streeter’s writing is so approachable that you can devour the book quickly, yet the story will stick with you.
