Reviews
In her first nonfiction, novelist Patchett paints a deeply moving portrait of friendship between two talented writers, illuminating the bond between herself and poet Lucy Grealy...a tough and loving tribute, hard to put down, impossible to forget., If this honest book sends new readers out in search of Grealy's memoir, Patchett will have served her friend's memory well., "More than truth or beauty, it is love" -- San Francisco Chronicle "This is a loving testament to the work and reward of the best friendships, the kind where your arms can't distinguish burden from embrace." -- People "Unforgettable...carefully rendered and breathtaking." -- Chicago Sun-Times "An inspired duet...riveting." -- New York Times Book Review "A work every bit as entrancing, daring and smart as her fiction--channels her grief.[into] an electrifying portrait of Grealy, a bravura self-portrait and a stunning and insightful interpretation of an epic friendship...A generous and virtuoso performance." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "This frank, perceptive book can be read in many ways, not only as a story of friendship but also as a young artist's eye-opening introduction to the wider world." -- New York Times "If this honest book sends new readers out in search of Grealy's memoir, Patchett will have served her friend's memory well." -- USA Today "In her first nonfiction, novelist Patchett paints a deeply moving portrait of friendship between two talented writers, illuminating the bond between herself and poet Lucy Grealy...a tough and loving tribute, hard to put down, impossible to forget." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Dazzling in its psychological interpretations, piquant in its wit, candid in its self-portraiture, and gracefully balanced between emotion and reason, this is an utterly involving and cathartic elegy that speaks to everyone who would do anything for their soul mate." -- Booklist (starred review) "[Truth & Beauty] shares many insights into the nature of devotion...This gorgeously written chronicle unfolds as an example of how friendships can contain more passion and affection than any in the romantic realm." -- Publishers Weekly "...lyrical, lovely...Patchett has preserved her friend's talent in this book, and provided more evidence of her own." -- BookPage "{a} loving, clear-sighted portrayal.." -- Elle "A contemporary story of friendship and the writing life at once intense, honest, and heartbreaking. Highly recommended." -- Library Journal (starred review) "An exquisite account of the close yet painful friendship...This is an intimate look into the lives of two successful writers, and the psychological demands of an extremely close friendship that ultimately ends in tragedy." -- Chicago Tribune "Patchett's is a book with a vortex at the center, and it's magnetic." -- Boston Globe "The reader mourns not only the loss of Lucy but the loss one feels when the pages of an enthralling book begin to thin and, as if suddenly, there is no more to read." -- Wall Street Journal "...a moving companion to Grealy's [Autobiography of a Face]." -- The New Yorker, Dazzling in its psychological interpretations, piquant in its wit, candid in its self-portraiture, and gracefully balanced between emotion and reason, this is an utterly involving and cathartic elegy that speaks to everyone who would do anything for their soul mate., A contemporary story of friendship and the writing life at once intense, honest, and heartbreaking. Highly recommended., A work every bit as entrancing, daring and smart as her fiction--channels her grief.[into] an electrifying portrait of Grealy, a bravura self-portrait and a stunning and insightful interpretation of an epic friendship...A generous and virtuoso performance., [Truth & Beauty] shares many insights into the nature of devotion...This gorgeously written chronicle unfolds as an example of how friendships can contain more passion and affection than any in the romantic realm., This frank, perceptive book can be read in many ways, not only as a story of friendship but also as a young artist's eye-opening introduction to the wider world., ...lyrical, lovely...Patchett has preserved her friend's talent in this book, and provided more evidence of her own., This is a loving testament to the work and reward of the best friendships, the kind where your arms can't distinguish burden from embrace.
