Winner of the National Book Award and the author of numerous highly
praised works of fiction and nonfiction, Ellen Gilchrist is also a
daughter, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who takes delight
in her large, wonderful family. _Things like the Truth_ offers a
collection of nonfiction essays about Ellen Gilchrist's life, family,
home, work, aging, and the fun of fighting to stay healthy in an
increasingly undisciplined culture. This collection brings together
for the first time essays by Ellen Gilchrist on her later life and
family. Essays such as “The Joy of Swimming” reveal how Gilchrist,
as an aging person, thinks about the joys one can discover late in
life. Other essays focus on surgery, money, childhood memories,
changing perspectives, and the vagaries of the age. Gilchrist pays
special attention to her evolving relationships with her adult
children and the pleasures and pitfalls of being a grandmother and
great-grandmother. The volume also includes essays from her diary
about the sense of place in her mountain home near her work at the
University of Arkansas and about life after Hurricane Katrina on the
Mississippi Gulf Coast, her second residence.
Reviewers have praised Gilchrist's “deliciously wise and humorous
voice” in her stories and that same voice pours forth in these
essays. Gilchrist takes delight in the foibles of human behavior and
searches for humor and wisdom in every situation. She also loves to
give advice, and happily dispenses guidance to fans, family, and
anyone in a grocery store line. This collection of essays presents
Gilchrist at her best. Engaging, funny, and fearless, she describes
the joys and difficulties of a well-lived life. Her fans will devour
these essays and will revel again in the company of an author they
know so well. Both personal and profound, with plenty of humor, this
collection allows Gilchrist's inimitable spirit to shine throughout.
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ISBN
9781496805768
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Vendor
University Press of Mississippi
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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