The Ride of Our Lives
Roadside Lessons of an American Family
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Leonard, a "Today Show" correspondent, hits the road for a month in two RVs with three of his grown children, a daughter-in-law, and his octogenarian parents. They journey from Arizona to Rhode Island with colorful stops in the Louisiana bayous and the Biltmore estate, to mention just a few. The really colorful items, however, are the parents, the garrulous, optimistic father and the vituperative, doomsdaying mother, and Marc Cashman brings each of them to life. He makes Leonard sound like a regular guy and enlivens his parents' worn jokes and family stories. In short, you feel as if you're along for the ride. Have fun. J.B.G. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine
January 1, 2007
For 25 years, NBC's "Today Show" reporter Leonard has specialized in human interest stories. In 2005, he created an extended feature by turning the spotlight on his family for an entire month. Leonard, along with three of his four children, one daughter-in-law, and his octogenarian parents, Jack and Marge, rented two recreational vehicles. Their goal was to travel from Phoenix to Chicago before Leonard's oldest daughter had her first child, who would also be the first grandchild and the first great-grandchild. The route was deliberately circuitous, planned primarily to allow Jack and Marge to visit their hometown of Paterson, NJ, which they had left in the late 1940s. Tales from the trip are humorous, sad, and poignant. Interspersed with present-day events are family stories of Irish immigrant forebears and the lively Leonard household of the 1950s with four mischievous boys. Leonard is candid about his less-than-stellar academic career and how he got into the news business. Narrator Marc Cashman gives great voices to Jack and Marge and differentiates well among time frames. Baby boomers who find themselves sandwiched between their "Greatest Generation" parents and their own grown children will identify with and appreciate this trip of a lifetime. For public library collections.Nann Blaine Hilyard, Zion-Benton P.L., IL
Copyright 2007 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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