Frozen Dinners, Elaine Ambrose
Frozen Dinners, Elaine Ambrose
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Frozen Dinners
A Memoir of a Fractured Family

Author: Elaine Ambrose

Narrator: Elaine Ambrose

Unabridged: 6 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/10/2019

Synopsis

With the advent of TV dinners in the 1950s, an intense and entrepreneurial father rises from poverty to build a multi-million-dollar trucking empire hauling frozen food throughout the Northwest. His determination, combined with generosity and strict punishment, leaves his family in a state of emotional paralysis. After his untimely death, his survivors implode in a maelstrom of brutal courtroom drama, illness, and dementia. The estate and family are destroyed.

Frozen Dinners is the story of Elaine Ambrose, who spends half a century searching for love and warmth beyond the contaminated legacy of her fractured family.

About Elaine Ambrose

Elaine Ambrose is the award-winning, bestselling author of eight books, including Frozen Dinners, Midlife Cabernet, and Midlife Happy Hour. Ambrose's award-winning syndicated blog posts are published on several websites, and one humorous post became one of the most-read posts in the history of The Huffington Post. Her blog posts won two humor writing awards from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. An avid traveler, Elaine has visited thirty-two countries around the world. Elaine lives with her patient husband in Eagle, Idaho.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lynne on December 23, 2018

Very Moving I think a good memoir is relatable, and this one made me think of the difficult times in my own childhood. It's both sad and uplifting. Nicely done.......more

Goodreads review by Linda Hudak on April 11, 2019

Not enough stars to say thank you for this memoir. This is a wonderful tribute to the Ambrose family dynasty. From the trauma of an early life of harsh treatment from a distant but determined father to the living a life she had dreamed for herself, it all rings true and impactful. So many of Elaine's......more

Goodreads review by Beth Jerkins on April 14, 2019

Surface So much was left unsaid. I was surprised she cared for her mother because I had not thought there was a relationship between them. Bragged a lot, but her story jumped about with no depth. Grew up in a family that worked hard. What was so bad about that? Discipline made her someone who contrib......more

Goodreads review by Susan on September 28, 2019

BLAH......more

Goodreads review by Debbie on April 04, 2019

By the title, I was expecting some light-hearted humor to accompany the "fractured family." It is truly about the fractured family. Well-written but a little heavy for me. A lot of the technical stuff, I didn't try to understand. Too much for me.......more

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