A very interesting concept. A slim novella about an elderly woman in an assisted living facility. She does not speak to the nurses around but you listen to the voices in Edna's head and the memories sparked by the sights and sounds of her day. So each time an event happens during the day, it reminds Edna of a memory and you learn about her life history through her thoughts. It is interesting that people can interpret a different experience than the life lived when they do not know your inner story.
This is a short but interesting look inside the mind and a look back at the life of a woman who was born in the 1940s and lived through the 1960s. She grew up in Chicago in a rough neighborhood. She became a teacher moving to Shaker Heights, Ohio. Then she moves on to Washington, DC. She has suffered trauma, love and a broken heart. She has tried to make her life meaningful, working through the riots of the '60s, demonstrating for what she believed was right. She married and found love. She found photography and happiness.
But the nurses taking care of her int he assisted living, just seeing the small elderly woman, do not see the scope of her life. To them she is a quiet woman who may have had a simple quiet life.
How can we leave a legacy that tells the story of the life we really lived? How can we make sure the people left behind remember us and the stories that made us who we are?
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