Meditation On Mom

The mother-daughter ties never die.

Suzanne Chessler

tive was a young, bashful caddy at
Franklin Hills Country Club.
The idea for the book followed a
strong response to Rosman's Wall
here's a chance Katherine
Street Journal article about her mom's
Rosman will spend part of
glass collection.
Mother's Day doing Pilates.
"I thought I was going to learn
It's one way she connects with her
about her glass and why it mattered as
late parent, Suzy Rosin, who was very
an art form, but I found that she was
caught up with the exercise discipline
talking to [glass dealers] about dying
and people she met through it.
in ways that she wasn't talking to
Rosman, a Wall Street Journal life-
anybody in our family:' says Rosman,
style reporter who
energized by Jewish ritual, such as
practices Pilates at
lighting the Sabbath candles.
least once a week
"The idea that I could get some
and takes lessons on
view into her psyche and what she
her mom's birthday
was going through at the end of her
and the anniversary
life when she wouldn't share those
of her death, did not
feelings with my sister and me and
want to let go after
my stepfather, [Bob Rosin], was mind
watching the battle
Katherine
her mom lost to can- blowing. I got the sense that there was
Rosman
something very broad in our story,
cer in 2005.
and it was comforting to know that we
Another way of holding on is
weren't alone."
Rosman's memoir: If You Knew Suzy:
The fun of Suzy Rosin is captured
A Mother, a Daughter, a Reporter's
in part with tales about her devotion
Notebook (Harper; $25.99). Using
to haute couture; and
newspaper skills,
Rosman reports inter-
Rosman established a
views with fashionistas,
mission to recall the
such as Linda Dresner,
part of her mom's life
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,....
who outfitted her mom.
she knew well and dis-
The author, who
KN. EW SUZY
cover the aspects that ,
has
found comfort in
had eluded her.
rri•F•t.ltir
wearing her mother's
"This book has
clothing, tells about
underscored the con-
consulting with psy-
nection I have in every
chic medium Rebecca
way with my mom and
Rosen. After Rosman
my need to under-
confirmed to Rosen that
stand her in order to
KATHER1N E ROSMAN
she was indeed wearing
understand myself;'
her mother's underwear,
says Rosman, 38, an
the medium replied that Rosman's
Andover High School and University
mother communicated that it was a
of Michigan alum who celebrated
bit much.
her bat mitzvah and confirmation at
"I think the people who knew my
Temple Beth El.
mom will find some surprises in the
"It's informing the way I consider
book:' says Rosman, who gets back
my relationship with my children,
to Michigan about twice a year for
what happens day to day and what's
visits with family and friends, includ-
unspoken and spiritual. It's a gift I
ing dad Bob Rosman. "She was a very
can give to my children and my sister
interesting mix of conventional and
Lizzie's children so they can know
eccentric.
Grandma Suzy."
"I had no idea of the dedication
The memoir, which recounts
and time she put into nurturing
the family's experiences in West
young people who needed a little
Bloomfield, pulls together her moth-
extra attention.
er's triumphs and defeats.
"She practiced charity in a very
The triumph that sold the book
hands-on way, and I consider that a
to a publisher has to do with Mary
legacy incumbent upon me to pass
Petrovich, a business executive men-
down." ❑
tored by Rosin at the time the execu-

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