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Experiments in Life-Writing
by Lucia Boldrini Julia NovakThis volume examines innovative intersections of life-writing and experimental fiction in the 20th and 21st centuries, bringing together scholars and practicing biographers from several disciplines (Modern Languages, English and Comparative Literature, Creative Writing). It covers a broad range of biographical, autobiographical, and hybrid practices in a variety of national literatures, among them many recent works: texts that test the ground between fact and fiction, that are marked by impressionist, self-reflexive and intermedial methods, by their recourse to myth, folklore, poetry, or drama as they tell a historical character's story. Between them, the essays shed light on the broad range of auto/biographical experimentation in modern Europe and will appeal to readers with an interest in the history and politics of form in life-writing: in the ways in which departures from traditional generic paradigms are intricately linked with specific views of subjectivity, with questions of personal, communal, and national identity. The Introduction of this book is open access under a CC BY 4. 0 license.
The Experimental Self: Humphry Davy and the Making of a Man of Science
by Jan GolinskiWhat did it mean to be a scientist before the profession itself existed? Jan Golinski finds an answer in the remarkable career of Humphry Davy, the foremost chemist of his day and one of the most distinguished British men of science of the nineteenth century. Originally a country boy from a modest background, Davy was propelled by his scientific accomplishments to a knighthood and the presidency of the Royal Society. An enigmatic figure to his contemporaries, Davy has continued to elude the efforts of biographers to classify him: poet, friend to Coleridge and Wordsworth, author of travel narratives and a book on fishing, chemist and inventor of the miners' safety lamp. What are we to make of such a man? In The Experimental Self, Golinski argues that Davy's life is best understood as a prolonged process of self-experimentation. He follows Davy from his youthful enthusiasm for physiological experiment through his self-fashioning as a man of science in a period when the path to a scientific career was not as well-trodden as it is today. What emerges is a portrait of Davy as a creative fashioner of his own identity through a lifelong series of experiments in selfhood.
An Experiment in Treason (Sir John Fielding Mystery #9)
by Bruce AlexanderA packet of incendiary letters is stolen from the London residence of a prominent official, and turns up in the colony of Massachusetts. Why are the contents of the letters so controversial? Why has a suspect in the theft turned up dead? And what should magistrate Sir John Fielding do about his feeling that Benjamin Franklin is somehow complicit? While the tensions rise, Sir John and his protégé, Jeremy Proctor, search for answers—and find that justice isn’t always served by the letter of the law.
Experiences of a Dug-Out, 1914-1918 [Illustrated Edition]
by Major-General Sir C. E. CallwellIncludes the First World War Illustrations Pack - 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photosMajor-General Sir Charles Edward Callwell KCB was an Anglo-Irish officer of the British Army, who served in the artillery, as an intelligence officer, and as a staff officer and commander during the Second Boer War. As a noted strategist and well known in military circles, he was recalled [aka 'dug-out'] to the colours during the First World War, as part of the rapid expansion of the British Army from a small regular army to the mass volunteer army. He served as Director of Operations & Intelligence during the Gallipoli campaign and also on military missions to Russia and in staff posts in the Ministry of Munitions. In this memoir he recounts his experiences as a witness to the many successes, a few of the disasters and the unstinting effort of the high command of the British War effort during the First World War.
The Experience of Modernity: Chinese Autobiography of the Early Twentieth Century
by Janet NgAutobiography of the first half of the twentieth century was used variously by different groups of writers to interrogate, negotiate, and even to program the social and political progress of China. However, despite the popularity and success of this genre, it has also been the most forgotten in literary and historical discussions. Personal stories and individual expressions seem to have had no place in 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s China, smothered instead by the grander rhetoric of nationalism. For this reason, autobiography's popularity during the era is an odd phenomenon and also an important genre for study. The May Fourth Era (1917-40) began as a movement to make the classical literary language accessible to the common people and became a broader political movement against imperialism. The writing of autobiography was influenced by the idea of literature's social and political mission, yet at the same time autobiography was a uniquely potent venue for individual expression. Janet Ng examines this notion in The Experience of Modernity within the framework of autobiographical writings by Chen Hengzhe, Lu Xun, Hu Shi, Xie Bingying, Xiao Hong, Eileen Chang, Yu Dafu, and Shen Congwen. Janet Ng is Assistant Professor of Asian Literature, the College of Staten.
Experience
by Martin AmisMartin Amis is one of the most gifted and innovative writers of our time. With Experience, he discloses a private life every bit as unique and fascinating as his bestselling novels. He explores his relationship with his beloved father, novelist Kingsley Amis, and examines the life and legacy of his cousin, Lucy Partington, who was abducted and murdered by one of Britain's most notorious serial killers. Experience also dissects the literary scene, and includes Amis'portraits of Saul Bellow, Salman Rushdie, Allan Bloom, Philip Larkin, Robert Graves, and Ian McEwan, among others. Not since Nabokov's Speak, Memory has such an implausible life been recorded by such an inimitable talent.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Experience: A Memoir (Vintage International)
by Martin AmisNATIONAL BESTSELLER • One of the most gifted and innovative writers of our time discloses a private life every bit as unique and fascinating as his bestselling novels.&“Superb memoir...a moving account of [Amis&’s] coming of age as an artist and a man.&” —San Francisco Chronicle The son of the great comic novelist Kingsley Amis, Martin Amis explores his relationship with this father and writes about the various crises of Kingsley's life. He also examines the life and legacy of his cousin, Lucy Partington, who was abducted and murdered by one of Britain&’s most notorious serial killers. Experience also deconstructs the changing literary scene, including Amis' portraits of Saul Bellow, Salman Rushdie, Allan Bloom, Philip Larkin, and Robert Graves, among others. Not since Nabokov's Speak, Memory has such an implausible life been recorded by such an inimitable talent. Profound, witty, and ruthlessly honest, Experience is a literary event.
Experience: Memoirs Of An Abducted Childhood
by Elizabeth Anglin D. J. Carruthers D. CartwrightAliens abduct children. <P><P>In this memoir, Elizabeth Anglin recounts childhood and young adult memories of alien abduction and related paranormal experiences that pre-date her being one of the first abduction experiencers to work with Dr. John E. Mack, a Harvard Medical School Professor of Psychiatry, to recover specific abduction memories through hypnotic regression. <P><P>This first book in a series of three is a gripping tale of how alien abductions and associated paranormal events occurring from early childhood through young adulthood are remembered, misremembered, misunderstood and processed within an
Expendable Elite: One Soldier's Journey into Covert Warfare
by Daniel MarvinAs a Green Beret, Lt. Col. Marvin was in a unique position to know what was going on during the Vietnam War. He wants the truth to be told, and has documentation to back up his statements.
La expedición de Ursúa y los crímenes de Aguirre
by Robert SoutheyLos mejores libros jamás escritos. «¿No hemos dado muerte al gobernador del rey? [...] ¿Y vamos a pretender ahora quedar absueltos de toda culpa?» «Pocas figuras del largo arribo hispano a América han generado tanta literatura como Lope de Aguirre, y quizá en ningún caso esta literatura ha revestido tintes tan sombríos.», dice Pere Gimferrer en el prólogo de esta obra. Integrante de la legendaria expedición a El Dorado liderada por Pedro de Ursúa, Aguirre concentra las virtudes y las indignidades del grupo de rudos veteranos que se adentraron en la selva peruana en pos de una quimera inalcanzable. El mal gobierno de Ursúa y un entorno hostil propiciaron la rebelión. Su muerte a manos de la tropa inaugura una violenta lucha de poder liderada por el sanguinario Aguirre, quien acabó con la vida de setenta soldados en noventa días. Con tintes de tragedia shakesperiana, Robert Southey nosasoma al lado más oscuro del corazón humano. La traducción de Soledad Martínez de Pinillos y el prólogo de Pere Gimferrer nos acercan a esta obra maestra del gran hispanista inglés. Reseña:«La peripecia de unos hombres bravos, sin escrúpulos, que nos asoman al fondo oscuro del corazón humano.»Miguel Dalmau, Qué Leer
La expedición de Ursúa y los crímenes de Aguirre
by Robert SoutheyLos mejores libros jamás escritos. «¿No hemos dado muerte al gobernador del rey? [...] ¿Y vamos a pretender ahora quedar absueltos de toda culpa?» «Pocas figuras del largo arribo hispano a América han generado tanta literatura como Lope de Aguirre, y quizá en ningún caso esta literatura ha revestido tintes tan sombríos.», dice Pere Gimferrer en el prólogo de esta obra. Integrante de la legendaria expedición a El Dorado liderada por Pedro de Ursúa, Aguirre concentra las virtudes y las indignidades del grupo de rudos veteranos que se adentraron en la selva peruana en pos de una quimera inalcanzable. El mal gobierno de Ursúa y un entorno hostil propiciaron la rebelión. Su muerte a manos de la tropa inaugura una violenta lucha de poder liderada por el sanguinario Aguirre, quien acabó con la vida de setenta soldados en noventa días. Con tintes de tragedia shakesperiana, Robert Southey nosasoma al lado más oscuro del corazón humano. La traducción de Soledad Martínez de Pinillos y el prólogo de Pere Gimferrer nos acercan a esta obra maestra del gran hispanista inglés. Reseña:«La peripecia de unos hombres bravos, sin escrúpulos, que nos asoman al fondo oscuro del corazón humano.»Miguel Dalmau, Qué Leer
Expecting to Fly
by Martha Tod DudmanDO YOU REMEMBER WHAT IT FELT LIKE TO BE FIFTEEN? MARTHA TOD DUDMAN DOES. It starts with a blue hash pipe in a shabby field and a hot, tight dance at the Mayflower Hotel, and rapidly accelerates against the kaleidoscopic backdrop of the Sixties. Describing a time weirdly similar to today, Expecting to Fly recalls a conservative government embroiled in an increasingly unpopular war, racial tensions, and a generation of disillusioned young people looking for something meaningful to believe in -- teenagers who, like Dudman, hurled themselves into a sea of drugs and sex they weren't really ready for. With the same passion and brutal honesty that she brought to her first book, Augusta, Gone -- the story of her daughter's troubled adolescence -- Dudman re-creates her own wild ride through the turbulent Sixties, vividly recounting scenes you probably experienced yourself. From the prim tradition of a posh girls' school and debutante parties of Washington, D.C., to the snows of New Hampshire and the campaign for Eugene McCarthy, from living out of a knapsack in Spain to getting stoned on acid in Yellow Springs, Ohio, Expecting to Fly takes us on a blistering trip to a time when the only thing you couldn't be was shocked. Now, years later, Dudman reflects on that time and what it means: "Which was it -- triumph, exploration, some important journey, or just a big stupid mistake, a total waste of time?" You decide.
Expecting Adam
by Martha Beck"He says you'll never be hurt as much by being open as you have been by remaining closed."The messenger is a school janitor with a master's in art history who claims to be channeling "from both sides of the veil." "He" is Adam, a three-year-old who has never spoken an intelligible word. And the message is intended for Martha Beck, Adam's mother, who doesn't know whether to make a mad dash for the door to escape a raving lunatic (after all, how many conversations like this one can you have before you stop getting dinner party invitations and start pushing a mop yourself?) or accept another in a series of life lessons from an impeccable but mysterious source.From the moment Martha and her husband, John, accidentally conceived their second child, all hell broke loose. They were a couple obsessed with success. After years of matching IQs and test scores with less driven peers, they had two Harvard degrees apiece and were gunning for more. They'd plotted out a future in the most vaunted ivory tower of academe. But the dream had begun to disintegrate. Then, when their unborn son, Adam, was diagnosed with Down syndrome, doctors, advisers, and friends in the Harvard community warned them that if they decided to keep the baby, they would lose all hope of achieving their carefully crafted goals. Fortunately, that's exactly what happened.Expecting Adam is a poignant, challenging, and achingly funny chronicle of the extraordinary nine months of Martha's pregnancy. By the time Adam was born, Martha and John were propelled into a world in which they were forced to redefine everything of value to them, put all their faith in miracles, and trust that they could fly without a net. And it worked.Martha's riveting, beautifully written memoir captures the abject terror and exhilarating freedom of facing impending parentdom, being forced to question one's deepest beliefs, and rewriting life's rules. It is an unforgettable celebration of the everyday magic that connects human souls to each other.From the Hardcover edition.
Expect Miracles: Recollections of a Lucky Life
by David M. CulverExpect Miracles is the personal and professional story of a leader in the worlds of business and culture. David Culver narrates his journey from his upbringing in Montreal's Golden Square Mile, through his studies at McGill and Harvard, his army service during the Second World War, to his impressive rise at Alcan to become chairman and chief executive officer of one of Canada's leading multinational corporations. The memoir provides an inside look into the management of a global company with roots deeply planted in Quebec and offers pragmatic advice on how to grow talent, foster technology, and handle adversity in a far-flung organization. Anecdotes of meeting the likes of Margaret Thatcher, Henry Kissinger, and Jawaharlal Nehru, reveal the experiences of a strong corporate leader who continued to live a Montreal life, while never losing his interest in discovering the world. A man of many interests and talents, Culver reflects on his long love affair with architecture - and his efforts to restore and preserve Montreal's heritage by creating Maison Alcan - and how music and sport helped shape his life. Expect Miracles is evidence of Culver's positive outlook and belief that the most extraordinary things can happen when you least expect them.
Expect A Miracle and Lots of Hard Work: My life with Vicente Ferrer
by Anne FerrerIn the heart of drought-stricken Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh, Vicente and Anne, hailing from diverse backgrounds, unite under the guiding force of destiny and Providence to establish the Rural Development Trust (RDT). Over four decades, they spearhead a remarkable journey of hope and prosperity, igniting transformative change across vital spheres of rural development: ecology, education, health, housing, women's empowerment, and support for the disabled. Their tireless dedication and the unwavering commitment of their team, largely comprising local villagers, breathe life into their vision of community-led progress. Through countless trials and triumphs, RDT becomes a beacon of empowerment, lifting thousands from the depths of poverty to a future defined by dignity and optimism. This is the epic saga of Vicente and Anne, their indomitable spirit, and the enduring legacy of empowerment they leave etched upon the landscape of Anantapur.
Expect Great Things: The Life and Search of Henry David Thoreau
by Kevin DannTo coincide with the bicentennial of Thoreau's birth in 2017, this thrilling, meticulous biography by naturalist and historian Kevin Dann fills a gap in our understanding of one modern history's most important spiritual visionaries by capturing the full arc of Thoreau's life as a mystic, spiritual seeker, and explorer in transcendental realms.This sweeping, epic biography of Henry David Thoreau sees Thoreau's world as the mystic himself saw it: filled with wonder and mystery; Native American myths and lore; wood sylphs, nature spirits, and fairies; battles between good and evil; and heroic struggles to live as a natural being in an increasingly synthetic world. Above all, Expect Great Things critically and authoritatively captures Thoreau's simultaneously wild and intellectually keen sense of the mystical, mythical, and supernatural. Other historians have skipped past or undervalued these aspects of Thoreau's life. In this groundbreaking work, historian and naturalist Kevin Dann restores Thoreau's esoteric visions and explorations to their rightful place as keystones of the man himself.
Expect a Miracle: A Mother's Tale of Brotherly Love, Faith and the Race That Changed a Family's Life
by Jenny Long Bob DerJenny Long's young life tipped into chaos at age 12 with the death of her mother. By 18, she was a high school dropout, pregnant, and married to a convicted felon. But with the birth of her son Conner, Jenny vowed to end the vicious cycle and make a better life for her new family. Two years later, Jenny's second son, Cayden, was born with spastic cerebral palsy. Undaunted by the doctor's recommendation to place her disabled son in an assisted living facility, she made the courageous decision to raise him at home. Similarly unfazed by Cayden's disability, older brother Conner developed a loving relationship with Cayden, engaging and respecting him with a grace and determination that belied his young age. At age 7, Conner, determined to share his love of athletics with Cayden, entered the Nashville Kids Triathlon, pushing and pulling Cayden every step of the course. The two brothers crossed the finish line together, and their thrilling and emotional race captured the hearts of millions and earned both boys Sports Illustrated Kids's SportsKids of the Year award.Expect a Miracle is the inspirational story of Jenny's life and how she raised two extraordinary boys against all odds - brothers whose love and determination affirmed Jenny's deeply held faith that everyone, no matter their challenges, can find their miracle.
Expat: Women's True Tales of Life Abroad (Adventura Books)
by Christina Henry de TessanIt's one thing to travel abroad--to stay in charming hotels and deliberate over whether to visit this museum or relax at that café, even to head off the beaten track for a glimpse of "real" life--and another thing altogether to move to another country. Expat chronicles the experiences of twenty-two ordinary women living extraordinary lives in outposts as far flung as Borneo, Ukraine, India, Greece, Brazil, China and the Czech Republic. In vivid detail, these writers share how the realities of life abroad match up to the expat fantasy. One woman negotiates the rough courtesies of Serbia, finding lives limned by harshness and an insurmountable spirit. Another is tutored on English manners by an eclectic bunch from Liverpool: "The cardinal sin in America is to be insincere, whereas the cardinal sin in England is to be boring." For some, their new home prompts them to reconnect or confront lost parts of themselves: One woman rediscovers her Judaism--in Japan; another writer's Western outlook is challenged by Javanese mysticism. Many share their own naïve blunders and private confessions: a Thanksgiving dinner that doesn't translate in Paris, a sudden yearning for bad Hollywood films. And all discover that what it means to be "American" is redefined, again and again. Expat taps into the bewilderment, the joys and surprises of life overseas, where the challenges often take unexpected forms and the obstacles overcome are all the more triumphant. Featuring an astonishing range of perspectives, destinations and circumstances, this collection offers a beautiful portrait of expatriate life.
Expansionary Fiscal Contraction
by Duncan Needham Anthony HotsonIn its 1981 Budget, the Thatcher government discarded Keynesian counter-cyclical policies and cut Britain's public sector deficit in the depths of the worst UK recession since the 1930s. Controversially, the government argued that fiscal contraction would produce economic growth. In this specially commissioned volume, contributors examine recently released archives alongside firsthand accounts from key players within No. 10 Downing Street, HM Treasury and the Bank of England, to provide the first comprehensive treatment of this critical event in British economic history. They assess the empirical and theoretical basis for expansionary fiscal contraction, drawing clear parallels with contemporary debates on austerity in Europe, USA and Japan in the wake of the recent global financial crisis. This timely and thoughtful book will have broad appeal among economists, political scientists, historians and policy makers.
Exotics and Retrospectives
by Lafcadio Hearn"Even the worst tea is sweet when first made from the new leaf."--Japanese proverb.Here is a Lafcadio Hearn gem about Japanese customs and traditions destined to survive the inroads of time and Western trends. This masterpiece has the deep azure patina of Fuji-san; it utters the chirping notes of Suzumushi, the caged insect; it is as melodious as Kajika, the singing frog--and is an altogether delightful and entrancing portrayal of a nation's "Exotics and Retrospectives," told by a master storyteller.
Exoneree Diaries: The Fight for Innocence, Independence, and Identity
by Alison FlowersThrough intimate portraits of four exonerated prisoners, journalist Alison Flowers explores what happens to innocent people when the state flings open the jailhouse door and tosses them back, empty-handed into the unknown. From the front lines of the wrongful conviction capital of the United States-Cook County, Ill.-these stories reveal serious gaps in the criminal justice system. Flowers depicts the collateral damage of wrongful convictions on families and communities, challenging the deeper problem of mass incarceration in the United States. As she tells each exoneree's powerful story, Flowers vividly shows that release from prison, though sometimes joyous and hopeful, is not a Hollywood ending-or an ending at all. Rather, an exoneree's first unshackled steps are the beginning of a new journey full of turmoil and triumph.Based on Chicago Public Media's yearlong multimedia series-a finalist for a national Online Journalism Award-this narrative piece of investigative journalism tells profoundly human stories of reclaiming one's life, overcoming adversity, and searching for purpose-at times with devastating consequences and courageous breakthroughs.
Exodus, Revisited: My Unorthodox Journey to Berlin
by Deborah FeldmanThe definitive follow-up to Unorthodox (the basis for the award-winning Netflix series)—now updated with more than 50 percent new material—the unforgettable story of what happened in the years after Deborah Feldman left a religious sect in Williamsburg in order to forge her own path in the world.In 2009, at the age of twenty-three, Deborah Feldman packed up her young son and their few possessions and walked away from her insular Hasidic roots. She was determined to find a better life for herself, away from the oppression and isolation of her Satmar upbringing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. And in Exodus, Revisited she delves into what happened next—taking the reader on a journey that starts with her beginning life anew as a single mother, a religious refugee, and an independent woman in search of a place and a community where she can belong. Originally published in 2014, Deborah has now revisited and significantly expanded her story, and the result is greater insight into her quest to discover herself and the true meaning of home. Travels that start with making her way in New York expand into an exploration of America and eventually lead to trips across Europe to retrace her grandmother&’s life during the Holocaust, before she finds a landing place in the unlikeliest of cities. Exodus, Revisited is a deeply moving examination of the nature of memory and generational trauma, and of reconciliation with both yourself and the world.
Exodus: Mi viaje poco ortodoxo a Berlín
by Deborah FeldmanLA HISTORIA CONTINÚALa protagonista de Unorthodox regresa para contar la siguiente fase de su vida: un revelador viaje interior y exterior «Tan fascinante como Unorthodox. [...] Bellamente escrito, aborda algunas de las emociones humanas más profundas. [...] Una magnífica novela, [...] un memoir cautivador.»David Azzolina, Library Journal «Millones de personas [...] en todo el mundo se han dejado fascinar estos días por Unorthodox, [...] un mundo tan exótico como real.»Ana Carbajosa, El País Con solo veintitrés años, Deborah Feldman tomó a su hijo y sus pocas posesiones, y dejó atrás la comunidad jasídica Satmar de Williamsburg (Nueva York) en la que había crecido, decidida a forjarse una vida mejor lejos de la opresión y el aislamiento de su educación judía ultraortodoxa. A partir de esa experiencia escribió Unorthodox, su primer memoir, que fue aclamado por la crítica y los lectores, y se adaptó a una exitosa serie de televisión. Una vez fuera de esa burbuja, Deborah se encuentra sola en un mundo hostil en el que lucha por construir un futuro para su hijo. El desarraigo, el vacío espiritual y la necesidad de labrarse una identidad la arrojan en busca de sus raíces, primero en Estados Unidos y después en Europa, dispuesta a averiguar cómo vivió su abuela durante el Holocausto. Exodus es una indagación profundamente conmovedora sobre la memoria y sobre cómo nuestros orígenes pueden devolvernos el sentido de pertenencia y ayudarnos a descubrir quiénes somos. Reseñas:«La continuación perfecta, que profundiza en lo que inspiró la decisión inicial de Feldman. [...] La autora también reflexiona sobre lo que significa ser judío y tener una patria. Al igual que Unorthodox, es una meditación bellamente escrita sobre la esencia misma de la comunidad.»Bitch Magazine «Feldman ha logrado la proeza de escribir dos libros de memorias apasionantes que no destilan amargura. Exodus es la historia de una joven buscándose a sí misma. [...] Deborah en hebreo significa "mujer que habla". Nos encanta que esta escritora haya encontrado su voz.»Chicago Public Library «Cautivador, entretenido y esclarecedor. [...] Un relato fascinante.»Kirkus Reviews «La travesía de Feldman es eminentemente judía, pero la necesidad dolorosa de hallar una comunidad que te acoja y un sentimiento de individualidad es algo con lo que muchos lectores se identificarán. [...] Un estilo más maduro y cada vez más elocuente.»Booklist «Un viaje de autodescubrimiento [...] con profundas reflexiones.»The New York Times Book Review «Una historia de realización personal contra viento ymarea de lo más inspiradora.»Barnes & Noble Review «Su escritura ha madurado, y también su capacidad para autoexaminarse de forma más crítica.»Frimet Goldberger, Forward «Describe espléndidamente cómo triunfó tras huir de una forma de vida opresora.»Publishers Weekly «Una muy buena secuela. [...] La crónica de un viaje de autodescubrimiento [...] trufado de hallazgos y revelaciones.»Stuart Nulman, Montreal Times «Tan fascinante como Unorthodox. [...] Bellamente escrito, aborda algunas de las emociones humanas más profundas. [...] Una magnífica novela, [...] un memoir cautivador.»David Azzolina, Library Journal
Exodus
by Deborah FeldmanIn 2009, at the age of twenty-three, Deborah Feldman packed up her young son and their few possessions and walked away from her insular Hasidic roots. She was determined to forge a better life for herself, away from the rampant oppression, abuse, and isolation of her Satmar upbringing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Out of her experience came the incendiary, bestselling memoir Unorthodox, and now, just a few years later, Feldman has embarked on a triumphant journey of self-discovery--a journey in which she begins life anew as a single mother, an independent woman, and a religious refugee. Taking her cues from favorite childhood books read in secret and the modern classics only recently introduced to her, Feldman explores the United States, from San Francisco to Chicago, New Orleans, and the Southwest. In her travels, and at home, Feldman redefines her sense of identity--no longer Orthodox, she comes to terms with her Jewishness by discovering a world of like-minded outcasts and misfits committed to self-acceptance and healing. Inwardly, Feldman has navigated remarkable experiences: raising her son in the "real" world, finding solace and solitude in a writing career, and searching for love. Culminating in an unforgettable trip across Europe to retrace her grandmother's life during the Holocaust, Exodus is a deeply moving exploration of the mysterious bonds that tie us to family and religion, the bonds we must sometimes break to find our true selves. Feldman proves herself again to be a captivating storyteller, and her singular life has been an inspiration to countless others and for readers everywhere.
The Exmoor Files: How I Lost A Husband And Found Rural Bliss
by Liz JonesMoving from Islington to Exmoor; one small step for mankind but a very large one for MAIL ON SUNDAY columnist Liz Jones.Liz Jones lived the perfect urban life. The immaculate Georgian townhouse in a leafy London square. The glamorous career. The Italian wardrobe stuffed with designer bags and shoes. The much younger novelist husband. But then it all goes horribly wrong. She discovers her husband has been having numerous affairs (with women who are younger, dimmer, slimmer) and realises that her pursuit of perfection has never made her happy, and probably never will. And so she decides to start all over again, burying herself alive in the middle of the bleak, unforgiving wilderness that is Exmoor National Park. She buys a wreck of a farmhouse, with an original stable block, 46 acres, an ancient wood and a lake. She rescues a nervous and abused but breathtakingly beautiful racehorse and hopes to live out the rural dream. The reality, of course, is much, much harder. THE EXMOOR FILES is a funny, honest, often brutal real-life account of what it is like to start all over again in an alien environment. It is about discovering that you cannot find peace just by moving somewhere peaceful. It is about mourning for a relationship and letting go of the life you thought you deserved.