Lifesaving: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (849 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0933377444 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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(Her mother had often predicted she would die at sea, yet Barrington's father had been fond of egging his wife into sailing races and other water sports.) In this accomplished memoir, Barrington recalls the three years that followed this incident, in which she fled to a small town in northern Spain; her book doubles as the lesbian coming-out story of a young woman who must resolve her truncated relationship with her parents. Throughout, her writing is superb; she evokes smalltown Spain under Franco in lush detail with solid philosophical insight into the tragedy that changed her life: "What I had gleaned from my parents' death was not that ships are dangerous, but that what you fear most is." Among the growing number of memoirs, this is a gem. . (Apr.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Three days later, north of Madeira, a fire broke out, and 131 passengers, including her paren
Lifesaving neagirl This book is a marvelconnecting each of us to our own sense of loss, even if we did not lose our parents tragically and suddenly. There is loss of parents, whether through death, or simply growing up and apart, loss of innocence, loss of youthall is delved into with the keenest yet gentlest of inquiry and revelation. Beautifully written, for everyone to read. A solace to the soul. A place to lay your head down and just breathe into the pain and joy of being human.. Honest and clear and beautifully written A Customer I found this book to be a beautiful account of loss that is written with originality, tenderness, and even humor. These qualities, filtered through the consciousness of Judith Barrington with her genius for astonishingly clear and honest writing, create a portrait of a girl who has lost her moorings and is trying to find a way to save herself. The memoir captures a time when "grief" was not a word anybody said publicly, certainly not in England. When she learns that her parents have died in a terrible accident at sea, Barrington escapes the emotional distance of the. A Customer said A terrific memoir, beautifully written. In this memoir, the author describes her reaction to the tragic drowning of her parents when she was 19 and sticks to this theme, even when it means jumping ahead by many years to show how she later resolved her feelings. I read it straight through almost without stopping. It's beautifully written and although it's sad, it is also funny in parts. Most of the book takes place during the three years when she lived and worked in Spain after the accident that killed her parents. This part is vivid and pulls you right into the time and place. You get the sense of a young
A new memoir from the author of the popular Writing the Memoir: From Truth to Art.