Autobiography

The Almost Legendary Morris Sisters: A True Story of Family Fiction

The Almost Legendary Morris Sisters: A True Story of Family Fiction

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  • Create Date：2021-08-11 17:21:29
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Julie Klam
  • ISBN：B08QZ55R8D
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Reviews

Kathleen Gray ，

Klam's effort to discover the truths about her family- her cousins Selma， Malvina， Marcella， and Ruth Morris- is the larger part of this interesting memoir of sorts。 The sisters who were abandoned in a St Louis orphanage after coming from Romania managed to overcome their circumstances （although sone challenges dogged them） and become wealthy women who endowed a variety of charities。 This illustrates how families shape their histories to fit- not everything she'd heard over the years was true of Klam's effort to discover the truths about her family- her cousins Selma， Malvina， Marcella， and Ruth Morris- is the larger part of this interesting memoir of sorts。 The sisters who were abandoned in a St Louis orphanage after coming from Romania managed to overcome their circumstances （although sone challenges dogged them） and become wealthy women who endowed a variety of charities。 This illustrates how families shape their histories to fit- not everything she'd heard over the years was true of course。 I appreciated the details， often humorous， of how she did her research but felt these overshadowed the women。 Thanks to Edelweiss for the ASC。 An entertaining read。 。。。more

Marianne ，

I so loved this book。 Julie Klam's wonderful sense of humor winds throughout this book that is an always engaging hunt to uncover a family mystery。 Where better in these days of Ancestry and 23 and me than to look to your own family for wildly interesting stories？ And Julie's never disappoints。 I so loved this book。 Julie Klam's wonderful sense of humor winds throughout this book that is an always engaging hunt to uncover a family mystery。 Where better in these days of Ancestry and 23 and me than to look to your own family for wildly interesting stories？ And Julie's never disappoints。 。。。more

Laura Zigman ，

I'm a huge Julie Klam fan -- I've loved every one of her books -- and this is one of my absolute favorites （but I love them all）。 On one level a genealogy-detective story， on another level a meditation on the stories families tell about themselves （some of them true; some of them not true）， THE ALMOST LEGENDARY MORRIS SISTERS is a joy to read。 Julie's trademark humor and warmth are evident on every page。 I loved this book。 I'm a huge Julie Klam fan -- I've loved every one of her books -- and this is one of my absolute favorites （but I love them all）。 On one level a genealogy-detective story， on another level a meditation on the stories families tell about themselves （some of them true; some of them not true）， THE ALMOST LEGENDARY MORRIS SISTERS is a joy to read。 Julie's trademark humor and warmth are evident on every page。 I loved this book。 。。。more