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At Home in the World : A Memoir by Joyce Maynard (1999, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPicador
ISBN-100312202296
ISBN-139780312202293
eBay Product ID (ePID)665446
Product Key Features
Book TitleAt Home in the World : a Memoir
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicWomen Authors, General, American / General, Literary
FeaturesRevised
GenreLiterary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorJoyce Maynard
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight16.2 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"Riveting and disturbing."--Katha Pollitt, The New York Times Book Review "Dazzling. Absorbing, funny, and emotionally blistering."--Jules Siegel, San Francisco Chronicle "Even Salinger loyalists may feel compelled to reexamine their idol."--Sara Nelson, Glamour "Unsparing self-scrutiny. . .Maturity and emotional candor."--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "A wry, painful, engaging book."--Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes "Maynard's testimony is priceless."--Mary Cantwell, Vogue, "Riveting and disturbing."--Katha Pollitt,The New York Times Book Review "Dazzling. Absorbing, funny, and emotionally blistering."--Jules Siegel,San Francisco Chronicle "Even Salinger loyalists may feel compelled to reexamine their idol."--Sara Nelson,Glamour "Unsparing self-scrutiny. . .Maturity and emotional candor."--Michiko Kakutani,The New York Times "A wry, painful, engaging book."--Frank McCourt, author ofAngela's Ashes "Maynard's testimony is priceless."--Mary Cantwell,Vogue, "Riveting and disturbing." -- Katha Pollitt, The New York Times Book Review "Dazzling. Absorbing, funny, and emotionally blistering." --Jules Siegel, San Francisco Chronicle "Even Salinger loyalists may feel compelled to reexamine their idol." --Sara Nelson, Glamour "Unsparing self-scrutiny. . .Maturity and emotional candor." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "A wry, painful, engaging book." --Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes "Maynard's testimony is priceless." --Mary Cantwell, Vogue
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal818.5/4/09
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisWhen it was first published in 1998, "At Home in the World "set off a furor in the literary world and beyond. Joyce Maynard's memoir broke a silence concerning her relationship--at age eighteen--with the famously reclusive author J.D. Salinger, then age fifty-three, who had read a story she wrote for "The New York Times" in her freshman year of college and sent her a letter that changed her life.With what some have viewed as shocking honesty, Maynard explores her coming of age in an alcoholic family, her mother's dream to mold her into a writer, her self-imposed exile from the world of her peers when she left Yale to live with Salinger, and her struggle to reclaim her self of sense in the crushing aftermath of his dismissal of her not long after her nineteenth birthday. A quarter of a century later--having become a writer, survived the end of her marriage and the deaths of her parents, and with an eighteen-year-old daughter of her own--Maynard pays a visit to the man who broke her heart. The story she tells--of the girl she was and the woman she became--is at once devastating, inspiring, and triumphant., When it was first published in 1998, At Home in the World set off a furor in the literary world and beyond. Joyce Maynard's memoir broke a silence concerning her relationship--at age eighteen--with the famously reclusive author J.D. Salinger, then age fifty-three, who had read a story she wrote for The New York Times in her freshman year of college and sent her a letter that changed her life. With what some have viewed as shocking honesty, Maynard explores her coming of age in an alcoholic family, her mother's dream to mold her into a writer, her self-imposed exile from the world of her peers when she left Yale to live with Salinger, and her struggle to reclaim her self of sense in the crushing aftermath of his dismissal of her not long after her nineteenth birthday. A quarter of a century later--having become a writer, survived the end of her marriage and the deaths of her parents, and with an eighteen-year-old daughter of her own--Maynard pays a visit to the man who broke her heart. The story she tells--of the girl she was and the woman she became--is at once devastating, inspiring, and triumphant.
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- Sep 05, 2018
Great Joyce Maynard book
Joyce Maynard is a fantastic writer. I have read a number of her books, but am so happy to learn more about her early years and experiences.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 29, 2024
A great read
Excellent book Loved this autobiography. Joyce Maynard is a wonderful writer and a great story-teller. A new favorite author of mine!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
