Inventing Memory: A Novel of Mothers and Daughters
Aug 2007 · Penguin
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First published in 1997, Inventing Memory is about four generations of remarkable women from a Jewish-American family—their triumphs, tragedies, scandals, and love affairs—as related by Sara Solomon, the youngest of these women.
While trying to chronicle their history, the story becomes essentially Sara's, as she comes to understand the nature of memory, the way all of us both invent and assimilate our ancestors. In learning about the women in her family, Sara discovers how to create her own future.
Through rich storytelling, Jong captures the essence of Jewish heritage, the complexities of familial bonds, and the resilience of women navigating their paths in a rapidly changing world. Inventing Memory serves as a powerful testament to the enduring nature of memory and the intricate dynamics of motherhood and daughterhood across generations.
While trying to chronicle their history, the story becomes essentially Sara's, as she comes to understand the nature of memory, the way all of us both invent and assimilate our ancestors. In learning about the women in her family, Sara discovers how to create her own future.
Through rich storytelling, Jong captures the essence of Jewish heritage, the complexities of familial bonds, and the resilience of women navigating their paths in a rapidly changing world. Inventing Memory serves as a powerful testament to the enduring nature of memory and the intricate dynamics of motherhood and daughterhood across generations.
About the author
Erica Jong grew up on Manhattan’s Upper West Side and attended Barnard College, where she majored in writing and literature, and she later received her MA in eighteenth-century English literature from Columbia University. She left halfway through the PhD program to write her groundbreaking first novel, Fear of Flying, which went on to sell more than thirty-seven million copies worldwide. She is also the author of many award-winning books of poetry, novels, and nonfiction including Sappho’s Leap, Fanny, Any Woman’s Blues, Fear of Fifty, and Fear of Dying. She lives in New York City and Connecticut. Her work has had a major impact on women’s lives all over the world.
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