Ruth Reichl, Editor-in-Chief at Gourmet, makes an encore visit to the Revelle Forum to discuss the latest in her series of bestselling memoirs, Not Becoming My Mother. Reichl embarks on a clear-eyed investigation of her mother’s life, piecing together the journey of a woman she realizes she had never really known. Her mother’s letters and diaries reveal the painful transition she made from a hopeful young woman to an increasingly unhappy older one. Having relinquished a career in order to marry and have a family, she joined the ranks of smart, educated women of her generation who were often bored, miserable, and silently rebellious. In this intimate and compassionate study, Reichl comes to understand the life-affirming lessons of independence and self-acceptance that her mother, unable to apply them to her own life, succeeded in teaching her.

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