title: Finding My Voice
author/editor: Diane Rehm
reviewed by: Carol
FINDING MY VOICE
I picked up this autobiography by Diane Rehm. At first, I skipped the beginning and dived into the latter part of the book hoping to find out about her distinctive voice. Then I started at the beginning to find out how a woman with no college education liberated herself from the stereotypical image of woman as homemaker.
Diane begins her story in the traditional fashion of describing her parents and grandparents, her birth and early childhood and adolescence. She describes her first marriage at the age of eighteen followed by the death of her mother and, in short time, her father. (Had her parents lived, she may not have had the courage to divorce her first husband.)
Later, she marries John Rehm, has two children and takes pride in her homemaking skills. Diane enters the world of broadcasting as a volunteer. Then, she explores psychotherapy. She learns to liberate herself from the traditional role of homemaker and make her marriage stronger. Her book also contains an in-depth look at her radio career.
It is a fascinating read. Dianne Rehm is a strong character role model.
Carol belongs to a book group and reads one to three books a month.