Mira Bartók discusses her complicated and difficult relationship with her mentally ill mother. Her memoir The Memory Palace tells the story of her schizophrenic mother’s descent into madness, the rift it caused in her family, and her and her sister’s eventual reconciliation with her mother.
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Mira Bartók
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Ms. Bartok's is a beautifully intriguing story of a not so beautiful situation. I love her hesitant, slightly self-conscious telling of the tale of a difficult life. Her actual voice is compelling and devoid of self-importance, meek almost. Ms. Bartok's is a poignant tale of great suffering whose energy she managed to channel into positive motion. Mr. Lopate's interaction with Ms. Bartok was preciously kind and patient, but without pity or condescension ... his magical style is the genuine article.
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