Memorial Drive
Author:
Natasha Trethewey
Genre:
Memoir
Completed:
Thursday, December 24th, 2020
A young women’s mother is murdered and the impact ripples through her life for years to come. If the woman happens to grow to become a 2 time poet laureate, then the way she writes about her experience is a lyric memory.
This book is filled with grief and shame. And is more of holding space for a story than being entertained. The writing is beautiful and truly captures the essence of this mother and the daughter.