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Reviewed by Geree McDermott for Readers' Favorite
In Nancy Nau Sullivan’s memoir, The Last Cadillac, she takes her elderly father and two children on ‘The Great Adventure,’ as she calls it, to Florida after her marriage ends in divorce and her mother passes away. The family dynamics are complicated, especially when her siblings weigh in with their obnoxious interference. Although Ms. Sullivan is angry when her brother and sisters continually criticize her and try to tell her what to do, she maintains control of her equilibrium as well as her household. And while she struggles at keeping her father and children safe and cared for, her siblings offer only unsolicited advice. She is a strong, capable, selfless, and caring daughter and mother focused on the well-being of those who depend upon her while she puts her own needs last. We, the readers, accompany her on ‘The Great Adventure’ - sometimes delighted, sometimes aghast, and sometimes sad.
Ms. Sullivan writes beautifully with wit, self-discovery, and real life drama in believable first person narrative. The story moves quickly with explicit descriptions of ‘The Great Adventure,’ including the stress of caring for her aging father, a horrific hurricane, and her surroundings (their trip to Ireland sounds so magical that she inspired me to search Expedia.com for flights). Ms. Sullivan so freely reveals her innermost thoughts and feelings that I feel as if I know her and her family personally. I very much enjoyed reading The Last Cadillac. It is a memoir I can relate to and I give it my highest praise.
