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Incontinent On The Continent: My Mother, Her Walker, And Our Grand Tour Of Italy (2009)

by Jane Christmas(Favorite Author)

3.12 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1553654005 (ISBN13: 9781553654001)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Greystone Books

review 1: The title explains the theme of the book, the style is of a personal journal or a conversation with oneself, a commentary on the journey. Six weeks touring Italy with your mother, or with your daughter. I think your response to this candidly written account probably depends on your own stage of life and your own relationships with your female relatives. Reading the book was easier than taking the trip, but, at times, not much more comfortable.
review 2: In the beginning of the trip, I was irritated with Jane's mother and her bigoted comments; however, I quickly became more irritated with Jane herself and her intolerance towards her own mother's disabilities. I'd like to hope that my own daughter will feel a little sympathy for me come the day that I need to wor... morery about using a walker or being close to a toilet, instead of bitching about it in a book for everyone to jeer at. But after a time, I became irritated with the mom once again. And then back again. Basically these two annoying creatures ruined Italy with their pigheadedness and inability to accept the other as they are. They (sort of) come around near the end but it's too little too late to save the travelogue. less

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