Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey

By: Rachel Simon

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Synopsis: This is an unusual memoir, framed by the year the author spent riding the buses of a Pennsylvania city with her sister Beth. Beth, who has mild mental retardation and lives in her own apartment, spends six days a week riding the buses from route to route. At times the author and the rest of the family are distressed by Beth's lack of purpose and ambition, and press her to get a job. When she agrees to accompany Beth on her rides, the author comes to understand how Beth has built a sense of community through her unconventional lifestyle. The various bus drivers, each portrayed as a unique individual, form a richly varied extended family for this otherwise isolated woman. In spending time with Beth riding the buses, the author opens her life to others and embarks upon her own inner journey.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 303 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780618045990
Publisher:: N/A
Date of Addition:: 03/01/04
Copyrighted By:: Rachel Simon
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Biographies and Memoirs, Health, Mind and Body, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Deborah Kent Stein
Proofread By:: Lena
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.