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The Faraway Nearby
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The Faraway Nearby
A reissue of this inspiring and heartbreaking memoir about family, empathy and the stories we tell about ourselves and others
A reissue of this inspiring and heartbreaking memoir about family, empathy and the stories we tell about ourselves and others
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Gifts come in many guises. One summer, Rebecca Solnit was given three boxes of ripening apricots, fruit from a neglected tree that her mother, gradually succumbing to memory loss, could no longer tend to.
In this courageous, heartbreaking memoir, Solnit draws from this unexpected inheritance, weaving her own story into fairy tales and the lives of others. Encompassing the Marquis de Sade and Mary Shelley, explorers and monsters, a library of water in Iceland, and the depths of the Grand Canyon, The Faraway Nearby is a meditation on family, empathy, and the art of storytelling from a writer of limitless talent and imagination.
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Rebecca Solnit's The Faraway Nearby has been praised for its intricate, beautifully woven narrative, blending personal reflection with broader cultural commentary. Critics commend her for the book's powerful storytelling, lyrical prose, and deep exploration of themes like empathy, love, loss, and creativity. The work has been described as both moving and thought-provoking, celebrated for its originality and insight into the stories that define human experience.
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ISBN: 9781783787364
Publisher: Granta Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 July 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Granta Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 194g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Rebecca Solnit is author of, among other books, Call Them By Their True Names, The Mother of All Questions, Men Explain Things to Me, Wanderlust, A Field Guide to Getting Lost, the NBCC award-winning River of Shadows and A Paradise Built in Hell. A contributing editor to Harper's, she writes regularly for the London Review of Books and the Los Angeles Times. She lives in San Francisco.
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