Bibliograph

Riding the bus with my sister, a true life journey, Rachel Simon

Type

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Riding the bus with my sister, a true life journey, Rachel Simon

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Riding the bus with my sister

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Rachel Simon

Sub title

a true life journey

Summary

Beth is a spirited woman with an intellectual disability who lives intensely and often joyfully, and spends most of her days riding the buses in Pennsylvania. The drivers, a lively group, are her mentors; her fellow passengers, her community-though some display less patience or kindness than others. Her sister, Rachel, a teacher and writer, camouflages her emotional isolation by leading a hyperbusy life. But one day, Beth asks Rachel to accompany her on public transportation for an entire year-and Rachel accepts. This wise, funny, deeply affecting book is the chronicle of that remarkable time, as Rachel learns how to live in the moment, how to pay attention to what really matters, how to change, how to love-and how to slow down and enjoy the ride. Weaving in anecdotes and memories of terrifying maternal abandonment, fierce sisterly loyalty, and astonishing forgiveness, Rachel Simon brings to light a world that is almost invisible to many people, finds unlikely heroes in everyday life, and, without sentimentality, wrestles with her own limitations and portrays Beth as the endearing, feisty, independent person she is

Target audience

adult

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