Brother & Sister Memoir

Beloved film star and best-selling author Diane Keaton presents a heartfelt memoir about her relationship with her younger brother, Randy, as well as a poignant exploration of the divergent paths siblings' lives can take. Growing up in the suburbs of Los Angeles in the 1950s, Diane and her brother were inseparable. They shared stories at night, swam, laughed, and dressed up for Halloween. Their mother captured their idyllic childhoods in diaries and on camera. However, as they got older, Randy struggled and became reclusive. By adulthood, he was divorced, an alcoholic, and unable to hold down a job - living a world away from his sister and the rest of their family.Diane is now delving into the nuances of their shared and separate pasts in order to confront the difficult question of why and how Randy ended up living his life on "the other side of normal". Using beautiful and fearless prose intertwined with journal entries, letters, and poetry - much of it Randy's own writing and art - this insightful memoir contemplates the inner workings of a family, the ties that hold it together, and the special bond between siblings even when they are pulled far apart. It is a story about love and responsibility, demonstrating the surprising things that can happen when we reach out to those we feel closest to in moments of difficulty and loss. Brother & Sister speaks across generations to families whose lives have been touched by the fragility and "otherness" of loved ones, as well as to brothers and sisters everywhere.

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