Dani Shapiro
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Pub. Date
2017
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English
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The New York Times bestselling author of Inheritance delivers her most intimate and powerful work: a piercing, life-affirming memoir about marriage and memory, sorrow and love. • "A beautiful book by a writer of rare talent.”—Cheryl Strayed, bestselling author of WILD
Hourglass is an inquiry into how marriage is transformed by time—abraded, strengthened, shaped in miraculous and...
Hourglass is an inquiry into how marriage is transformed by time—abraded, strengthened, shaped in miraculous and...
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English
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"Devotion's biggest triumph is its voice: funny and unpretentious, concrete and earthy-appealing to skeptics and believers alike. This is a gripping, beautiful story." -Jennifer Egan, author of The Keep
"I was immensely moved by this elegant book." -Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love
Dani Shapiro, the acclaimed author of the novel Black and White and the bestselling memoir Slow Motion, is back with Devotion: a searching and timeless new...
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English
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"Everything I know about life, I learned from the daily practice of sitting down to write. "From the best-selling author of Devotion and Slow Motion comes a witty, heartfelt, and practical look at the exhilarating and challenging process of storytelling. At once a memoir, meditation on the artistic process, and advice on craft, Still Writing is an intimate and eloquent companion to living a creative life. Through a blend of deeply personal stories...
4) Hourglass
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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"The best-selling novelist and memoirist delivers her most intimate and powerful work: a piercing, life-affirming memoir about marriage and memory, about the frailty and elasticity of our most essential bonds, and about the accretion, over time, of both sorrow and love. Hourglass is an inquiry into how marriage is transformed by time--abraded, strengthened, shaped in miraculous and sometimes terrifying ways by accident and experience. With courage...
5) Leuchtfeuer
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Language
Deutsch
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Eine Sommernacht 1985: In einem Vorort von New York steigen drei betrunkene Teenager in ein Auto-und nichts ist mehr wie zuvor. Die Geschwister Sarah und Theo zerbrechen fast an der Last des Geheimnisses, das sie seitdem teilen, und selbst 20 Jahre später bestimmt es ihr Leben. Auch ihr Vater Ben, ein pensionierter Arzt, hadert mit seiner Rolle in jener denkwürdigen Nacht. Doch als Bens Begegnung mit dem zehnjährigen Nachbarsjungen Waldo eine Kette...
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English
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From the author of Family History and the bestselling memoir Slow Motion comes a spellbinding novel about art, fame, ambition, and family that explores a provocative question: Is it possible for a mother to be true to herself and true to her children at the same time?Clara Brodeur has spent her entire adult life pulling herself away from her famous mother, the renowned and controversial photographer Ruth Dunne, whose towering reputation rests on the...
Publisher
Seal Press
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Home is a loaded word, a complex idea: it's a place that can be comforting, difficult, nourishing, war-torn, or political. In this breathtaking, thought-provoking collection, 30 women writers explore the theme in personal essays about neighbors, marriage, kids, sentimental objects, homelessness, domestic violence, solitude, immigration, gentrification, geography, and more. Contributors'including Amanda Petrusich, Naomi Jackson, Jane Wong, and Jennifer...