Synopsis:

Blumenthal, a poet and director of Harvard's creative writing program, has written the touching story of his search for his true identity. After he was born, his biological parents left him to be raised by his aunt and uncle; it was not until later that he discovered that his "parents" were in reality not his birth mother and father. After the woman who raised him died of cancer, his adopted father married again, and this unloving stepmother made his life extremely difficult. Although many of the events in Blumenthal's memoir are traumatic, his narrative is filled with humor. In the final sections, with the deaths of his two fathers and stepmother, the mood changes, and his thoughts on his heritage as well as his legacy to his own son are reflective and deeply moving. Adding to the book's pleasures are selections from Blumenthal's poems that relate to the events and moods of the narrative. Recommended for all public libraries.

Book Excerpt:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0060933925/ref=sib_dp_ptu#reader-link

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Topics/Categories:

Jewish-American Literature; Holocaust family memoir; Mourning and loss

Genre:

Autobiography, Memoir

Type of Work:

Book

Publishers:

Harper Collins

Purchase From:

All My Mothers and Fathers
All My Mothers and Fathers

Original Publish Date:

February 1, 2002

Publishing Notes:

Published in hardcover in 2002, paperback 2003, currently out of print but can be bought on line

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