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Riding the Bus with My Sister : A True Life Journey by Simon, Rachel is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Riding the Bus with My Sister : A True Life Journey about?

Rachel Simon’s sister Beth is a spirited woman who lives intensely and often joyfully. Beth, who has mental retardation, spends her days riding the buses in her Pennsylvania city. The drivers, a lively group, are her mentors; her fellow passengers are her community. One day, Beth asked Rachel to accompany her on the buses for an entire year. This wise, funny, deeply affecting book is the chronicle of that remarkable time. Rachel, a writer and college teacher whose hyperbusy life camouflaged her emotional isolation, had much to learn in her sister’s extraordinary world. These are life lessons from which every reader can profit: how to live in the moment, how to pay attention to what really matters, how to change, how to loveand how to slow down and enjoy the ride. Elegantly woven throughout the odyssey are riveting memories of terrifying maternal abandonment, fierce sisterly loyalty, and astonishing forgiveness. Rachel Simon brings to light the almost invisible world of mental retardation, finds unlikely heroes in everyday life, and, without sentimentality, portrays Beth as the endearing, feisty, independent person she is. This heartwarming book about the unbreakable bond between tw

Who reads Riding the Bus with My Sister : A True Life Journey?

Author

Simon, Rachel

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780452284555

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Family & Relationships, Memoir, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.73 / 5 (60 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14