Safekeeping: Some True Stories from a Life (Used Hardcover, 1st Edition) - Abigail Thomas

Condition: This book is in Very Good Condition. There is slight wear to the edges of the dust cover and a small stain on the outer edges of the pages. The pages are otherwise clean and unmarked.

A stunning new way to celebrate the small moments that make up a life.

In flashes of vivid prose — sometimes in pieces only one page long — Abigail Thomas breaks up the notion of what is "memoir" to tell us some true stories from her about love and upheaval, mistakes and loyalties, adventures and domesticities; marriage and motherhood at a very young age; a second husband who becomes both an ex and a dear friend in need; a smart-mouthed sister who helps her get through hard times; the many shades of feminine power and female rage; the changing face of desire.

Safekeeping is a book in which white space speaks as eloquently as what is revealed. Openhearted and effortlessly funny, these brilliantly selected glimpses of the arc of a life are, in the age of too much confession, a welcome breath of fresh air.

Published 2000 Knopf, First Edition

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