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Whether she is writing about arguing with her mother over her choice of oufit-at 46-on a family cruise, getting her tubes tied and the importance of a woman's right to choose, or her frequent battles with her rebel pyromaniac teenage son, writer and NPR commentator Marion Winik is earthy, searingly honest, and unfailingly witty in the face of adversity. In this new collection of essays, a treat for dedicated fans and new readers alike, Winik explores how she -- and other women -- face midlife and aging without getting tangled up in the past or the future, all with her trademark humor and insistence on the truth-the good, the bad, and the ugly. The collection is divided into five sections: "Back," about her family and her past; "Underfoot," about being a mom; "In the Mirror," about growing older; "Above us Only Sky," about a key turning point in her life, and "Ahead," about facing the future.… (más)
Marion, Marion, wonderful wonderful Marion! For those of us who were introduced to Marion via her NPR commentaries, the miracle of this book (indeed, all her books) is that she really does sound like that - on the page, in your head, without any technological intervention at all. I was so introduced, which was followed quickly by an intro from my sister, who was reading Marion in the Austin Chronicle. Now, we are both rabid Marion fans. I drove from Bryan to Austin to hear her read at one of the early Texas Book Festival's - and she read an essay presented in this volume. "Waiting for Daddy" made me cry then, and makes me cry every time I read it. Not just because Marion lost her father, and so have I. Not just because it captures a certain type of nuclear family in the sixties - an experience that we share. Mainly, I cry for the same reason I believe she wrote this piece - because memory is a blessing, a curse, and all we really have at the end of the day. If you haven't encountered Marion before, this is a perfect introduction - a breezy yet intimate collection you can browse at your leisure. But, fair warning: keep the tissues handy - you'll need 'em. ( )
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
It would be an exaggeration to say that ours is a hostile relationship; I live, let myself go on living, so that Borges may contrive his literature, and this literature justifies me...Little by little, I am giving over everything to him, though I am quite aware of his perverse custom of falsifying and magnifying things. - JORGE LUIS BORGES
There is a fine line between fiction and nonfiction, and I believe Jimmy Buffett and I snorted it in 1976. - KINKY FRIEDMAN
Dedicatoria
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
FOR SUZY DUNN
Primeras palabras
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
The charismatic, high-spirited accountant Hyman Winik was rarely seen in his own home.
Citas
Últimas palabras
Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
That's the thing about beauty - no matter how many times you see it, it is unexpected.
Whether she is writing about arguing with her mother over her choice of oufit-at 46-on a family cruise, getting her tubes tied and the importance of a woman's right to choose, or her frequent battles with her rebel pyromaniac teenage son, writer and NPR commentator Marion Winik is earthy, searingly honest, and unfailingly witty in the face of adversity. In this new collection of essays, a treat for dedicated fans and new readers alike, Winik explores how she -- and other women -- face midlife and aging without getting tangled up in the past or the future, all with her trademark humor and insistence on the truth-the good, the bad, and the ugly. The collection is divided into five sections: "Back," about her family and her past; "Underfoot," about being a mom; "In the Mirror," about growing older; "Above us Only Sky," about a key turning point in her life, and "Ahead," about facing the future.
If you haven't encountered Marion before, this is a perfect introduction - a breezy yet intimate collection you can browse at your leisure. But, fair warning: keep the tissues handy - you'll need 'em. ( )