Note: I received this book from the author/publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

What an interesting childhood and upbringing. The memoir focuses on Peter's adventures following his mother on her quest to be a part of the revolution (the revolution changes over time but ultimately, her chase to be a part of the rise to power of the disenfranchised). Luckily, everyone kept diaries and well documented notes (his mother keeping intricate and personal diaries, his father keeping copies of letters sent and other paperwork) so the story flows very well and feels very authentic and real. The writing style is one that I definitely appreciate in memoirs- equal parts recalling the facts of what happened in a logical way and personal reflections on certain events. So overall, this was a solid 3 star read for me. I enjoyed the read, I found the journey to be fascinating, but I didn't connect with the themes as much as I would have liked. In this case, with my lack of revolutionary involvement, I didn't really connect with the story or with the motives of the people involved. This would be a wonderful read for people who lived through/experienced similar situations, I just wasn't fully invested in the story as a whole.

This was the BEST memoir written in recent years, I've ever read. I loved this book. Fantastic gifted story telling. Broken and beautiful relationship with a radical mother. I finished this book and was just blown away by the life and the love the author shares. Powerful, wonderful, sweet and poignant all at once. This is definitely a book to share with your friends.