Lilyville: Mother, Daughter, and Other Roles I've Played By Tovah Feldshuh

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This heartwarming and funny memoir from a beloved actress tells the story of a mother and daughter whose narrative reflects American cultural changes and the world's shifting expectations of women.From Golda to Ginsburg, Yentl to Mama Rose, Tallulah to the Queen of Mean, Tovah Feldshuh has always played powerful women who aren't afraid to sit at the table with the big boys and rule their world. But offstage, Tovah struggled to fulfill the one role she never auditioned for: Lily Feldshuh's only daughter.Growing up in Scarsdale, NY in the 1950s, Tovah—known then by her given name Terri Sue—lived a life of piano lessons, dance lessons, shopping trips, and white-gloved cultural trips into Manhattan. In awe of her mother's meticulous appearance and perfect manners, Tovah spent her childhood striving for Lily's approval, only to feel as though she always fell short. Lily's own dreams were beside the point; instead, she devoted herself to Tovah's father Sidney and her two children. Tovah watched Lily retreat into the roles of the perfect housewife and mother and swore to herself, I will never do this.When Tovah shot to stardom with the Broadway hit Yentl, winning five awards for her performance, she still did not garner her mother's approval. But, it was her success in another sphere that finally gained Lily's attention. After falling in love with a Harvard-educated lawyer and having children, Tovah found it was easier to understand her mother and the sacrifices she had made during the era of the women's movement, the sexual revolution, and the subsequent mandate for women to "have it all."Beloved as he had been by both women, Sidney's passing made room for the love that had failed to take root during his life. In her new independence, Lily became outspoken, witty, and profane. "Don't tell Daddy this," Lily whispered to Tovah, "but these are the best years of my life." She lived until 103. In this insightful, compelling, often hilarious and always illuminating memoir, Tovah shares the highs and lows of a remarkable career that has spanned five decades, and shares the lessons that she has learned, often the hard way, about how to live a life in the spotlight, strive for excellence, and still get along with your mother. Through their evolving relationship we see how expectations for women changed, with a daughter performing her heart out to gain her mother's approval and a mother becoming liberated from her confining roles of wife and mother to become her full self. A great gift for Mother's Day—or any day when women want a joyous and meaningful way to celebrate each other.

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I enjoy reading memoirs that I can relate to personally in some way. I chose Lilyville based on my knowledge of the actor, Tovah Feldshuh, and the fact that I am also a Jewish female, from New York, and of the same age. And that's where the similarities end.Reading Lilyville brought up a slew of conflicting emotions. First, I want to say that I very much enjoyed reading it. It is well-written and the personal, friendly tone comes across as a sincere representation of who Tovah Feldshuh is. I also want to say "thank you" to her for sharing in depth not only her life but also the lives of her mother and other family members, and an especial thank you for including the pictures.Having literally just finished it, and looking at the pictures, I'm a little puzzled about Lily. If I had only read the book and saw no pictures of her I would describe her appearance quite differently. Clearly, Tovah found her mother to be a goddess: beautiful in every way, both physically and mentally. I remind myself of that as I have trouble understanding the elevated status of Lily. It's very extreme to the extent that Tovah and Lily are basically one unit. On the other hand, I'm thinking that Tovah is the person that Lily dreamed of and wanted so much to be. I can visualize Tovah stepping out of a life-size image of her mother, then singing and dancing away, off to her own life, only to return to Lily real soon.It seems as if the phrase "one big happy family" was made for Tovah and her clan. If there were any conflicts with the extended family they were not mentioned. Hats off to them for something so rare. Happy and successful, living the good life that most of us only watch on TV and in movies. Of course they earned it; they did not start out this way. They are the embodiment of the American Dream. It does exist...Finally, I will share that I was very surprised to read that Tovah's "real" name is Terri Sue. Again, this kind of belies the image of Lily as the elegant, sophisticated lady that Tovah revered (and I'm sure still does). "Terry Sue" for me conjures up images of country music and the South, not a Jewish girl in the Bronx or Scarsdale. This wouldn't be so interesting if Lily were not described as placing great value in appearances ("you are what you wear"). The name "Tovah" fits better, but then beneath Tovah's outer appearance there does appear to be a happy-go-lucky country girl who could be named Terri Sue. It might be said that Terri Sue is really Lily; Tovah is who Lily dreamed of being.

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