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    Lift

    Written by Kelly Corrigan

    Narrated by Kelly Corrigan

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    About this audiobook

    Written as a letter to her children, Kelly Corrigan's Lift is a tender, intimate, and robust portrait of risk and love; a touchstone for anyone who wants to live more fully. In Lift, Corrigan weaves together three true and unforgettable stories of adults willing to experience emotional hazards in exchange for the gratifications of raising children.

    Lift takes its name from hang gliding, a pursuit that requires flying directly into rough air, because turbulence saves a glider from "sinking out." For Corrigan, this wisdom becomes a metaphor for all of life's most meaningful endeavors, particularly the great flight that is parenting.

    Corrigan serves it up straight-how mundanely and fiercely her children have been loved, how close most lives occasionally come to disaster, and how often we fall short as mothers and fathers. Lift is for everyone who has been caught off guard by the pace and vulnerability of raising children, to remind us that our work is important and our time limited.

    Like Anne Morrow Lindbergh's Gift from the Sea, Lift is a meditation on the complexities of a woman's life, and like Corrigan's memoir, The Middle Place, Lift is boisterous and generous, a book readers can't wait to share.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMar 2, 2010
    ISBN9780307736765
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    • 5/5
      Short and sweet :)
    • 5/5
      Corrigan writes a letter to her two young daughters. She includes stories about a friend's son who died in a car accident, a health scare with one of her daughters, quiet moments at home with her kids, and her own struggles with parenting and patience. It's short and sweet. “But the smell of the hospital, the sting of those overhead lights in the night, the snippets of conversation I’d overheard stayed with me and marked the beginning of how I came to know what a bold and dangerous thing parenthood is.”“So girls, will you please believe me when I tell you that I love you enough to take in the full reality of your life? That I can understand the things you think I can’t and I can see and know and embrace every bit of you, full frame, no cropping?”
    • 2/5
      I'd be kind of mortified if my mother wrote this. I don't want to know the details of my mother's breast feeding or doctor looking at my vagina, nevermind the entire world knowing.

      She's a fine writer and story teller, but just.. no.
    • 4/5
      This book was really a letter written to the author's children about all the things she wants to tell them and all the things she wants her kids to know. It was very amusing and touching. Glad I found this author.
    • 5/5
      A short book that can be finished in a single sitting, Lift is a letter from Kelly to her daughters. In this book she describes the unique and special love that exists between parents and children. Filled with both funny and poignant stories of her childhood as well as her children, Kelly perfectly captures the amazing experience of parenthood. There were so many times when I wanted to shout 'Yes! That's exactly how I feel.' Whether it's convincing her single friend that even the difficulty of parenting alone is worth the reward of having a child to describing the vulnerability all parents feel when a child is ill, she captures the essence of being a parent. Listening to a book like this makes me wish that I could express these emotions to my own children.
    • 3/5
      While Life seems like a memoir, it is also a letter to Corrigan's children. After facing hardships, Corrigan decides to address her children in a touching and personal reflection on life and experience. This is a good book if you're having a tough time and have kids. It may seem like spying on a personal conversation if you are disconnected from the situation Corrigan faces as an adult.
    • 4/5
      I love Kelly Corrigan! This book made me feel better as a parent, we can't do it perfectly all the time, but what we want for our children is for them to know they are wanted and cherished.
    • 4/5
      I would have liked this more if I hadn't been comparing it to The Middle Place, one of my favorite books, the whole time. It was well-written, in the form of a letter to her daughters, but slight, both in weight and depth.
    • 3/5
      I very much enjoyed Corrigan's "The Middle Place", so I have to admit that this one was a let-down. Written as a series of entries to her daughters, it was endearing & I have to admit, inspiring, but just so-so. The thing that bothered me most was the author's voice in this audio version. Had I not had to listen to her monotonous tone throughout, I think it would've all been more believable & enjoyable. But it just doesn't mesh when you read a heartfelt memoir with a flat, unemotional voice. I had trouble getting past that.
    • 3/5
      A very small book that can be read in a sitting and keeps you interested enough to do just that. A mother tells her daughters about life...past, present, and future. I will probably go back and read her first book "The Middle Place" and hope I enjoy it as much as "Lift"
    • 4/5
      A wonderful letter from a mother to her daughters. It was also a very touching book to a mother who has lost a child and goes on for the sake of her other children. I came across Kelly Corrigan when the Brease Care specialist at our local hospital gave new patients her book the Middle Place.
    • 5/5
      I have not much to say since what else can be said about this wonderful book, except it could have gone on for many more pages and I would have been happy with that. I recommend to all people this book, parents or not
    • 5/5
      I’m not a mother. I can’t truly understand the depth of love that Kelly Corrigan describes in this letter to her daughters, but I still understood the deeper meaning behind her words. As a big fan of the Middle Place, I was truly touched by Corrigan’s ability to detail the love she has for her daughters.Amazing, touching, and wonderful!
    • 4/5
      This was a joy to read--quick, funny, and meaningful. I feel as if I know Kelly Corrigan's children, even though I have only read a scant 83 pages about them, and I am now interested in reading her other book to immerse myself more in her world. I think my favourite line from this book is "I am your mother, the first mile of your road."
    • 4/5
      This very short book doesn't contain a wasted word. The author shares her deepest feelings about motherhood. The things she talks about are universal, every mother has felt these things, but few are able to articulate them. We can feel completely in love with our children while simultaneously wish they'd just stop talking and that's ok and in fact, normal. She makes her reader feel part of something much larger than glitter and peanut butter, something that is magical.
    • 5/5
      This was an easy read. A letter to her daughters, touching and I feel like Corrigan put her soul into this book. I highly recommend reading it.
    • 4/5
      I came across this little book, 96 pages, as I was wandering the bookstore... It was such a beautiful looking little book so I picked it up. I'm not a mother, but I had a childhood and Kelly's wonderful writing and wry sense of humor grabbed me from the start. Written as a letter to her children, Kelly relays her deepest fears, frustrations and fierce love through the weaving of three relevant stories from her life. It’s the kind of book that will make you pause for a moment and take stock of the riches in your life…If you take one thing away from Lift, it should be that life passes by swiftly and we should take a moment to stop and breath it all in. A loving testament, Lift can be appreciated not only by parents, but anyone with parents...