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Riding in the Backseat With My Brother is a memoir by Judi Blaze. This is a true story of a family that never settled in one place; an unconventional family whose father had wanderlust, and whose mother was more of a friend and playmate with tantrums and wild mood swings. Along with three siblings whose brother was given away to have a normal life, it was in their blood to travel.
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This book reminded me of a time with my papa when we travelled a lot. It was his business to take people to places, to explore and provide people with the knowledge that you only get from touring experiences. This book was way, way more than that. It showed an entire family connected together by their desire to travel. They traveled in belief that growing up on the road keeps your mind sharp; that you learn to go with the flow, whatever that make take you.
I’m giving this book 5 out of 5 stars. This is a book that exhibits the difference between showing a story, rather than simply telling it! It’s such a well-written piece about Irish travelers whose lineage had not skipped a generation of wanderers. I highly recommend this to ALL readers. Regardless of your preferred genre, this book is a MUST-READ!
Raised by an abusive German Father and Sioux Mother in the windy railroad town of Deadrock, Montana, Martin and his brothers are torn between the white and Indian world. Following the death of his father, Martin takes his mother's name and becomes known as Martin Twoshields. The story contrasts the lives of two brothers whose journey takes them in opposite directions. Although the three younger boys feel content to live in a white world, Martin and Billy choose to follow their Lakota roots in a suspenseful epic of a family's tragedies and triumphs through four decades. Billy struggles unrelentingly with his identity crisis and alcohol, feeling pulled between the reservation and a white society, while Martin expresses his heritage through his artwork, and is fast becoming a well-known Native American artist. He watches helplessly as Billy destroys himself. His marriage to Molly and the birth of their son makes his life complete, except for his in ability to stop Billy's down hill spiral.. ON INDIAN TIME is a gripping and beautiful story of a family torn between a white society and the traditions and culture of the past.
As descendants of Irish Travelers, Maggie and her family are unable to change a way of life that has trailed them like a shadow. Driven by a father who lets the road rule his life, Maggie sees the 50's fly by in the back of a jet black Hudson. Riding on a Rainbow is the story of a family struggling through the 50's. It takes the reader through four decades, feeling the pain and suffering that finally tears up the family unit. What started out as a way of life, becomes a tragic tale as the family begins to scatter in hopes of breaking away from their gypsy lifestyle.
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