Simple Gifts

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The Hymns of My Life, A Memoir

By Bill Henderson

Summary

Simple Gifts by Bill Henderson is a heartfelt exploration of finding community through the singing of traditional hymns in a small country church. Updated with a new introduction and an illuminating conversation with the author, this edition reflects on the joys of connection amid modern-day alienation, enriched by ten evocative illustrations.
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Ideal for readers interested in religion, spirituality, community, and traditional American hymnody, as well as those seeking reflective, heartfelt memoirs on connection and belonging.

In this edition of Simple Gifts, you will find it fully updated with a new introduction and conversation with the author. Honors: Poets & Writers/Barnes & Noble Writers For Writers Award 2006

Description

In this edition of Simple Gifts, you will find it fully updated with a new introduction and conversation with the author.

Honours: Poets & Writers/Barnes & Noble Writers For Writers Award 2006

In a world of internet friendships, far-flung families, and a growing sense of alienation in American life, Bill Henderson tells the story of how he found community and joyful camaraderie through the singing of old-fashioned hymns in a small wood-framed country church.

10 Illustrations

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Publishers Weekly praises it as a "powerful... thoughtful consideration" of Henderson's life and hymns. Peter Gomes of Harvard's Memorial Church promises, "you will love this book." Renowned author Wendell Berry describes it as "wholehearted, goodhearted and extraordinarily moving."

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798985469745

Publisher: Pushcart Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 December 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Pushcart Press

Illustration: 10 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 295g

Pages: 192

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Bill Henderson Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality

About the Author

Bill Henderson is the founder and editor of the Pushcart Prize. He received the 2006 National Book Critic Circle's Lifetime Achievement Award and the Poets & Writers / Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award. He is also the author of several memoirs, including All My Dogs: A Life. The founder of the Lead Pencil Club, Henderson lives on Long Island and In Maine where he runs the Pushcart bookstore – "the world's smallest bookstore."

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