A writer's Random ramblings
Although many see Valentine’s Day as a celebration of romantic love, everyone can celebrate it. Romance need not always apply in spite of those origins behind the date. How can people do this? Let us count the ways.
Do you enjoy books with a different way of telling a story? Are those about famous families for you? Those who answer yes to either or both of these questions will want to explore Sisters First.
In this book, Barbara Bush and Jenna Bush-Hager tell of their lives, from stories of their grandparents on both sides to their own adulthoods. They do so in a refreshing format. Although it calls the divisions chapters, each one contains a unique, short anecdote, making the book easier to handle for busy readers. The sisters take turns in telling these, each from her own point of view. This brings the family into new light for those of us who saw them on television as we grew up. We get to see the human, the famous, and the not so famous intersect in each of the sisters as we read. We even get a curated glimpse into the Bush family photo album to help reader relate to the subjects of the book. Many know Jenna as a television correspondent and Today show hostess. She tells us of how she gained that role after playing many others. We get to hear of family, friends, and relationships. The reader sees how her life began in Texas, and what that meant to her forebears. She fills us all in on being an elementary school educator before going headfirst into journalism. Only she can weave all of this together with what it means to her and her family and how those roles and events come together in shaping her into the woman we see on television today. She also tells us of how everything she has experienced helps inform her roles as wife and mother. We see how that all comes together to make her the complete woman she shows the public. We finally get to know Barbara better than many of us did from the news beforehand. She tells us many of the silly childhood and youth adventure anecdotes. However, she does bring the family and her charity work into perspective for those who have not heard about these aspects. We learn much more about what she did after her father left the White House and she grew up. Readers get to know Barbara as a human being with more interests than playing the family comic relief or the seemingly silent sister. I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes to read. Those who enjoy biographies and stories that allow a peek into famous lives will greatly enjoy it. The format fits busy lives since each chapter more comprises a short anecdote than a chapter of a continuous book. Even so, it spans many emotions and the stories that bring them about for the family in question. Sisters First gives everyone who wonders a true peek into the lives of the Bush family from those who came of age during 2 presidencies in the line. Last week, I aired out frustrations with the American education system. I also explained some ideas on how to go about fixing these difficulties. Keeping students engaged with their education, after all, will create better citizens in the long run. But, how do we do this? Where are the practical examples of ways to go about it?
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