Spirals: A Woman's Journey Through Family Life

by Joan Gould

The author draws on personal experiences to create a meditation on the life of a woman, her role in the family, her relationship with her husband, and the complexity of the mother-daughter connection

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love the spiral as an image of growth and change, so was disappointed when neither seemed to be happening in this book. It was difficult to relate to what is essentially a memoir of a woman of incredible privilege - grew up with a governess, married a top-flight litigation lawyer, had an irritating mother residing with her black housekeeper in an apartment at Park and Fifth Avenues in New York. Points of connection to readers and insights about life were thin on the ground.

[Betsy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Subtitle: A woman's journey through family life. I believe this autobiography is out of print which is a shame, because this book is Excellent. LOVED it.It is gritty, and raw and real and depressing and uplifting and everything that life is. No drug addictions, no alcoholics. Just one woman's life. This is one of those rare books I have read twice. It resonated with me.