![]() ![]() In her latest memoir, The Pat Boone Fan Club: My Life as a White Anglo-Saxon Jew (University of Nebraska Press, 2014,) Sue Silverman also explores where she fits in as she wades through the experiences of being a reporter, wife, and victim of sexual abuse. Then, a career change made me again question my identity: a journalist, teacher or writer? Where would I find meaning in my life, a place where I was perfectly content? I lacked a place where I could call home, and this unsettled me, particularly after my divorce when I questioned when-or if-a new romance would make me feel at peace with myself. I felt as if I could fit in anywhere-or nowhere-a citizen of the world, not necessarily America. To explain, I spent much of my childhood overseas, as the daughter of a diplomat, moving every few years and not establishing strong roots in one community. ![]() For most of my adult life, I’ve struggled with identity issues, not knowing where or with whom I truly belong. ![]()
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