My Legacy Is Simply This
The Memoir Project’s second anthology!
This anthology features compelling and one-of-a-kind stories written by more than fifty seniors from four of Boston’s most vibrant and enduring neighborhoods: Charlestown, Chinatown, East Boston, and Mattapan.
Written over the course of a year and revised with a host of instructors from Grub Street, these true stories vividly bring to life the individual and collective experiences of a generation. You will witness the drama of arranged marriages, the ups and downs of a first job at the Schrafft's candy factory, the ingenious ways of making and saving money during the Depression, and other memorable and surprising events.
As Mayor Menino wrote in Born Before Plastic, the first of this series: senior citizens are "the foundation on which Boston was built." My Legacy Is Simply This is an eloquent documentation of these authors' unique histories, and brings to life a Boston that many have been forgotten without them.
How to Buy a Copy
Have it for yourself, your parents, your grandparents, children and friends. On sale through Grub for $15.95.
If you'd like to avoid shipping charges by picking up the anthology at Grub Street, please call us at 617.695.0075 to purchase over the phone, or stop by our office.
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Born Before Plastic
The Memoir Project’s very first anthology!
This one-of-a-kind anthology features compelling true stories written by forty seniors from three of Boston’s most vibrant and enduring neighborhoods: the North End, South Boston, and Roxbury.
You will be transported to cricket matches in Franklin Park, a romantic encounter at the South Boston Yacht Club, noon fireworks at the “Gassie,” and other memorable and surprising events.
How to Buy a Copy
Have it for yourself, your parents, your grandparents, children and friends. On sale through Grub for $12.95.
Born Before Plastic can also be purchased at these local bookstores:
- Brookline Booksmith
- Buttonwood Books
- Harvard Bookstore
- Newtonville Books
- Porter Square Books
- Rhythm and Muse
If you'd like to avoid shipping charges by picking up the anthology at Grub Street, please call us at 617.695.0075 to purchase over the phone, or stop by our office.