Biography of a Bad Baby Boomer
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Nanna did not drive, never got her license, and had never owned a car. That didn’t stop her from buying a caravan. Dad was co-erced in to towing it to various caravan parks up and down the coast, so that Nana could go on holidays. Nana had never actually gone to work in her life. I recall Dad grumbling to Mum about why the old bat needed a holiday when she was perpetually on holiday. Dad didn’t like doing things like towing caravans. Dad liked going to the races and the TAB and having a beer in public bars where women were not allowed.
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Throughout her life, author Patricia Maxwell has determined that unpleasant and heartbreaking episodes and the mistakes made during one’s life builds character and helps develop empathy for those suffering similar circumstances. In Biography of a Bad Boomer, she shares those experiences that have shaped her.
From her birth in 1957 in Coffs Harbor, this memoir describes her personal journey through life in Australia from the fifties to the twenty-first century. She shares her struggles as a teenager with the lack of self-esteem, suffering through domestic abuse at the hands of her husband, returning to school for further education, living with Parkinson’s disease, and being diagnosed with breast cancer. Maxwell narrates how her easy-going nature put her in odd and incongruous places as diverse as a sheep station, an R.AA.F Hercules Aircraft, and a sleazy bar in Cambodia.
Biography of a Bad Boomer tells about the twists and turns in Maxwell’s life and the important lessons she has learned from all of them.
About the Author
PATRICIA MAXWELL was born in Coffs Harbour in1957. She has spent time in the bush and in mining towns in northern Australia. Mother of two daughters, Maxwell has retired from company management and hopes to devote her retirement to ticking off a bucket list and helping people in need.