On a visit to friends in Mass.I was told the local museum had an exibition of Miss Chast's work and was totally thrilled as I have always loved everything by Miss Chast. With only an hour to see everything (we arrived an hour before closing) five of us ran from picture to picture, hoots of laughter echoing in the near empty rooms. We couldn't get enough! Of course we bought copies of the book. That night,back in N.Y.C. at my friend's apartment (I was visiting from Israel where I've lived for over 40 years) I stayed up late that night laughing and crying at the same time. My parents too had been together for what seemed like forever and had passed away within half a year of each other in 1991-92. I,being an only daughter and the closest to my mother who passed away after my Father, left Israel and moved in with my mother in her final months. When I
saw the photo of all the "stuff" left by Miss Chast's parents it took me back to the days I spent clearing out my parents Bronx apartment. It took me a least a month to get rid of thousands of books,records,clothes, and tons of other stuff collected by people who threw little away. I too had helped put my father in a home when my mother could no longer care for him as she had done, totally on her own for over 7 years (he had suffered a stroke). She was strong and dedicated to my father's care and I am sure her wonderful sense of humor was a major factor in her keeping it all together.
Miss Chast's book brought back memories happy and sad and I'd like to thank for her masterpiece!
On a visit to friends in Mass.I was told the local museum had an exibition of Miss Chast's work and was totally thrilled as I have always loved everything by Miss Chast. With only an hour to see everything (we arrived an hour before closing) five of us ran from picture to picture, hoots of laughter echoing in the near empty rooms. We couldn't get enough! Of course we bought copies of the book. That night,back in N.Y.C. at my friend's apartment (I was visiting from Israel where I've lived for over 40 years) I stayed up late that night laughing and crying at the same time. My parents too had been together for what seemed like forever and had passed away within half a year of each other in 1991-92. I,being an only daughter and the closest to my mother who passed away after my Father, left Israel and moved in with my mother in her final months. When I
saw the photo of all the "stuff" left by Miss Chast's parents it took me back to the days I spent clearing out my parents Bronx apartment. It took me a least a month to get rid of thousands of books,records,clothes, and tons of other stuff collected by people who threw little away. I too had helped put my father in a home when my mother could no longer care for him as she had done, totally on her own for over 7 years (he had suffered a stroke). She was strong and dedicated to my father's care and I am sure her wonderful sense of humor was a major factor in her keeping it all together.
Miss Chast's book brought back memories happy and sad and I'd like to thank for her masterpiece!