By Margaret Trudeau
Spend an hour and fifteen minutes with Margaret Trudeau; you will be glad you did. Trudeau's memoir is witty, at times acerbic, and full of insight about the intricacies and challenges of life with bipolar disorder.
Margaret Trudeau is the former wife of Pierre Trudeau, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada. She is also the mother of Justin Trudeau, the nation's current Prime Minister.
In Certain Woman Of An Age, Trudeau shares about her life as young wife to an elder statesman. She describes in humorous detail her joys and struggles, delight and hurt, made more acute by the disorder she has come to understand and embrace.
Certain Woman Of An Age was recorded before a live audience. Her performance is built on five questions. These questions reveal who she is, what she has experienced, and lead us to her insights on life, friendship, parenting, and love.
Women will appreciate what she says about Perennials. All can appreciate her thoughts on what good friends refuse to do. I loved her closing comments about "the cracks" being the moments where true growth occurs.
As with all books, you won't agree with everything, but Trudeau's willingness to open up about her struggles endears her to the reader. This book is honest and fun!
Certain Woman Of An Age is a part of the Audible Original series.