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Hurrah’s Nest: Memoirs of a Money Trader

Barbara Kennedy
iUniverse (2011)
ISBN 9781462011230
Reviewed by Kam Aures for Rebecca’s Reads (08/11)

“Hurrah’s Nest: Memoirs of a Money Trader” is the first book in “The Baby Boomer Memoirs” series of books by Barbara Kennedy.  This narrative is split up into three parts, 1955-1975, 1975-1980, and 1980-1990 and is told through the eyes of three of the main characters, Meg, Becky, and Alex.

The first part of the book tells the story of Meg and Becky’s childhood.  Meg and Becky were born a few days apart in the same house.  Meg’s father, after the death of her mother, moved Meg down to Florida.  Becky continued to live up in New York.  They kept in touch via mail until the time Meg would move back up North.

Although living apart, they each have a profound impact on the other’s life right from the beginning.  That point is illustrated many times throughout the book.  One instance in particular is in the opening pages when Meg was attempting to write her memoirs but “even now she thought about Becky, wanted instead to write about Becky, to be upstaged by Becky, to be Becky.” (p.5)

To me, the most interesting part of the book began when Meg moved to New York.  That is when everyone’s lives truly started to intertwine.  All three of the main characters, Meg, Becky, and Alex, are married (not to each other) but are not happy with their respective partners.  This makes for a unique situation where anything can happen.

In the Author’s Note section, Kennedy states that she has “…always been fascinated that things aren’t always as they appear” (p. v) and she says that she used this as the premise of “Hurrah’s Nest: Memoirs of a Money Trader.”  I also find that statement to be intriguing and definitely a great one to base a book on.  I enjoy the unexpected and recommend Kennedy’s book to others who enjoy the same.

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