Seeking Rapture Scenes from a Woman's Life |
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| Author:
| Harrison, Kathryn |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8129-7205-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2004 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Random House Trade Paperbacks |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.00 |
Book Description:
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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK In this exquisite book of personal reflections on a woman’s life as a child, wife, and mother, Kathryn Harrison, “a writer of extraordinary gifts” (Tobias Wolff), recalls episodes in her life, exploring how the experiences of childhood recur in memory, to be transformed and sometimes healed through the lives we lead as adults. At the heart of
Seeking Rapture is the notion that a woman’s journey is a...
More Description A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
In this exquisite book of personal reflections on a woman’s life as a child, wife, and mother, Kathryn Harrison, “a writer of extraordinary gifts” (Tobias Wolff), recalls episodes in her life, exploring how the experiences of childhood recur in memory, to be transformed and sometimes healed through the lives we lead as adults. At the heart of Seeking Rapture is the notion that a woman’s journey is a continuous process of transformation, an ongoing transcendence and re-creation of self.