Ebook: At Eighty-Two: a Journal
Author: Sarton May
- Tags: Authors American, Authors American--20th century, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Personal Memoirs, Older women, Older women--United States, Diaries, Electronic books, Sarton May -- 1912-1995 -- Diaries, Sarton May -- 1912-1995, Authors American -- 20th century -- Diaries, Older women -- United States -- Diaries, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Personal Memoirs, United States
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: Open Road Media
- City: United States
- Language: English
- epub
May Sarton confronts the pleasures and compromises of old age in this deeply moving memoir completed a few months before she died In this poignant and fearless account, Sarton chronicles the struggles of life at eighty-two. She juxtaposes the quotidian details of life & mdash;battling a leaky roof, sharing an afternoon nap with her cat, the joy of buying a new mattress & mdash;with lyrical musings about work, celebrity, devoted friends, and the limitations wrought by the frailties of age. She creates poetry out of everyday existence, whether bemoaning a lack of recognition by the literary establishment or the devastation wrought by a series of strokes. Incapacitated by illness, Sarton relies on friends for the little things she always took for granted. As she becomes more and more aware of & ldquo;what holds life together in a workable whole, & rdquo; she takes solace in flowers and chocolate and reading letters from devoted fans. This journal takes us into the heart and mind of an extraordinary artist and woman, and is a must-read for Sarton devotees and anyone facing the reality of growing older. This ebook features an extended biography of May Sarton.
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