Suzanne Finnamore Knihy

A tale of love, a marriage proposal - and second thoughts.

Otherwise Engaged is Suzanne Finnamore's wickedly funny account of an intelligent, rational woman's transformation into the harpy of anxieties that is the bride-to-be. When Michael pops the question, Eve is deliriously happy. She tells grocery clerks. She subscribes to bridal magazines. She delights in the rainbows that shower from the one-carat (okay, .81-carat) ring on her hand. For two days. As the cumulative stresses of ordering invitations, finding a dress, and organizing the Perfect Honeymoon fry Eve's nerves, the very real prospect of being with one man for the rest of her days reverberates through her consciousness like a Chinese gong. Suddenly the sight of Michael's discarded socks on the floor and his passing mentions of his former live-in French girlfriend incite doubt, argument, and public fainting. Uproarious, insightful, tender, Otherwise Engaged dashes our soap-bubble fantasies in favor of a hilariously realistic walk to the altar.

In this poignant memoir, Suzanne Finnamore explores her mother's dementia by envisioning it as a surreal, magical realm where time and societal norms dissolve. Through her visits to her parents' home in Hayward, California, she reflects on the emotional complexities of navigating her mother's condition, portraying it as a journey to a unique place inhabited by cherished memories and lost connections. Finnamore's narrative blends personal experience with imaginative insight, offering a profound look at the impact of dementia on family and identity.

Eine runde Sache - bk344; Piper Verlag; Suzanne Finnamore; pocket_book; 2003