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The journal keeper : a memoir / Phyllis Theroux.

Theroux, Phyllis. (Author).

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  • ISBN: 9780802118974
  • ISBN: 9780802118974
  • Physical Description: 281 p. ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c2010.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-279).
Summary, etc.:
A writer's memoir covering six years of a distressing time in her life looks at love, loneliness, growing old, financial worries, spiritual growth, and watching her remarkable mother prepare for death.
Subject: Theroux, Phyllis.
Theroux, Phyllis > Diaries.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
Authors, American > 21st century > Biography.

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The Journal Keeper : A Memoir
The Journal Keeper : A Memoir
by Theroux, Phyllis
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The Journal Keeper : A Memoir


Essayist Phyllis Theroux has long captivated readers with her pitch-perfect rendering of the inner lives of American women. The Journal Keeper is a memoir of six years in her life. A natural storyteller, Theroux slips her arm companionably into yours, like an old friend going for a stroll. But Theroux's stride is long, her eye sharp, and she swings easily between subjects that occupy us all: love, loneliness, growing old, financial worries, spiritual growth, and watching her remarkable mother prepare for death. Theroux began to keep a journal when she was in distress. It saved her life by helping her to see circumstances more clearly. With nuggets of wisdom, The Journal Keeper is a rich feast from a writing life--with a surprising romantic twist. But it was not until Theroux sat down to edit her journals for publication did she realize, in her words, "that a hand much larger and more knowing than my own was guiding my life and pen across the page." She makes a good case for this being true for us all.

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