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Journal of a Solitude by May Sarton (1992, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393309282
ISBN-139780393309287
eBay Product ID (ePID)1608651
Product Key Features
Book TitleJournal of a Solitude
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1992
TopicGeneral, Literary
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorMay Sarton
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight5.9 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN72-013464
ReviewsThis journal is not only rich in the love of nature and the love of solitude. It is an honorable confession of the writer's faults, fears, sadness, and disappointments. . . . On the surface, Journal of a Solitude is a quiet book, but if you will read it carefully you will be aware of violent needs and a valiant warrior who has battled every inch of the way to a share of serenity. This is a beautiful book, wise and warm within its solitude.
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal818
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisI am here alone for the first time in weeks, May Sarton begins this book, to take up my 'real' life again at last. That is what is strange--that friends, even passionate love, are not my real life, unless there is time alone in which to explore what is happening or what has happened. In this journal, she says, I hope to break through into the rough, rocky depths, to the matrix itself. There is violence there and anger never resolved. My need to be alone is balanced against my fear of what will happen when suddenly I enter the huge empty silence if I cannot find support there. In this book, we are closer to the marrow than ever before in May Sarton's writing., "I am here alone for the first time in weeks," May Sarton begins this book, "to take up my 'real' life again at last. That is what is strange--that friends, even passionate love,are not my real life, unless there is time alone in which to explore what is happening or what has happened." In this journal, she says, "I hope to break through into the rough, rocky depths,to the matrix itself. There is violence there and anger never resolved. My need to be alone is balanced against my fear of what will happen when suddenly I enter the huge empty silence if I cannot find support there." In this book, we are closer to the marrow than ever before in May Sarton's writing., In this, her bestselling journal, May Sarton writes with keenobservation and emotional courage of both inner and outer worlds: agarden, the seasons, daily life in New Hampshire, books, people,ideas--and throughout everything, her spiritual and artistic journey.
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- 11 Feb, 2016
Journal of a Solitude - May Sarton
This is May Sarton at her best! Her insights are memorable, and of course her writing is excellent as always. JAJVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
