I Came All This Way to Meet You
Title | I Came All This Way to Meet You PDF eBook |
Author | Jami Attenberg |
Publisher | Serpent's Tail |
Pages | 237 |
Release | 2022-01-13 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1782839518 |
'I was so captivated by this book, so utterly drawn in and overwhelmed by the emotional force of it, that it stayed in my bloodstream, it felt, long after I'd finished it.' Nigella Lawson 'Sharp and engrossing' Roxane Gay As the bookish daughter of a travelling salesman, Jami Attenberg was drawn to the road. Her wanderlust led her to drive solo across America, and eventually on travels around the globe, embracing - for better and worse - all the messy life she encountered along the way. As she travelled she was crafting, grafting and honing her work, piecing together a living and career, and wrestling with a deep longing for independence while also searching for community, and eventually, a place she might want to stay in for good. This remarkable memoir reveals the defining moments that pushed her to create a life, and voice, she could claim for herself. Exploring themes of friendship, independence, class and drive, I Came All This Way to Meet You is an inspiring and singular story of living the creative life, and finding one's way home.
The Collected Stories of Grace Paley
Title | The Collected Stories of Grace Paley PDF eBook |
Author | Grace Paley |
Publisher | Hachette UK |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 2016-08-04 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0349009120 |
'This is a collection full of energy and stunning, quiet innovation ... it spills over with contempt, raucous humour, sadness and generosity. In it, life and language are synonymous, and there is no higher praise. What a wonderful book' Ali Smith Here are all Grace Paley's classic stories in one volume. Paley's quirky, boisterous characters and rich use of language won her readers' hearts and secured her place as one of America's most accomplished short-story writers. Her stories are united by her signature interweaving of personal and political truths, her extraordinary capacity for empathy and her pointed depiction of the small and large events that make up daily life. Books included in the VMC 40th anniversary series include: Frost in May by Antonia White; The Collected Stories of Grace Paley; Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault; The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter; The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann; Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith; The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West; Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston; Heartburn by Nora Ephron; The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy; Memento Mori by Muriel Spark; A View of the Harbour by Elizabeth Taylor; and Faces in the Water by Janet Frame
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Title | Enormous Changes at the Last Minute PDF eBook |
Author | Grace Paley |
Publisher | Macmillan + ORM |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 2014-10-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1466883987 |
In Enormous Changes at the Last Minute, originally published in 1974, Grace Paley "makes the novel as a form seem virtually redundant" (Angela Carter, London Review of Books). Her stories here capture "the itch of the city, love between parents and children" and "the cutting edge of combat" (Lis Harris, The New York Times Book Review). In this collection of seventeen stories, she creates a "solid and vital fictional world, cross-referenced and dense with life" (Walter Clemons, Newsweek).
A Grace Paley Reader
Title | A Grace Paley Reader PDF eBook |
Author | Grace Paley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 401 |
Release | 2017-04-18 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0374165823 |
"An essential book for all Grace Paley fans Grace Paley is best known for her inimitable short stories, but she was also an enormously talented essayist and poet. A Grace Paley Reader collects the best of Paley's writing, showcasing her breadth of work and her extraordinary insight and empathy. With an introduction by George Saunders and an afterword by the writer's daughter, Nora Paley, A Grace Paley Reader is sure to become an instant classic."--
Begin Again
Title | Begin Again PDF eBook |
Author | K. A. Applegate |
Publisher | Scholastic Paperbacks |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780590877374 |
Despite the odds stacked up against them, the Remnants seem to be surviving in the Rock's harsh environment while living peacefully with the inhabitants, but this new world still has its set of problems that Billy cannot handle.
Just As I Thought
Title | Just As I Thought PDF eBook |
Author | Grace Paley |
Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Pages | 350 |
Release | 2014-10-14 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1466883979 |
This rich and multifaceted collection is Grace Paley's vivid record of her life. As close to an autobiography as anything we are likely to have from this quintessentially American writer, Just As I Thought gives us a chance to see Paley not only as a writer and "troublemaker" but also as a daughter, sister, mother, and grandmother. Through her descriptions of her childhood in the Bronx and her experiences as an antiwar activist to her lectures on writing and her recollections of other writers, these pieces are always alive with Paley's inimitable voice, humor, and wisdom.
The Little Disturbances of Man
Title | The Little Disturbances of Man PDF eBook |
Author | Grace Paley |
Publisher | Viking Adult |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Fiction |
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With a sure and humorous touch, Grace Paley explores the "little disturbances" that lie behind our everyday lives. Whether writing about sexy little girls, loving and bickering couples, angry suburbanites, frustrated job-seekers, or Jewish children performing a Christmas play, she captures the loneliness, poignancy, and humor of human experience with matchless style. Book jacket.