Description
Book SynopsisDescribes the shaping of a writer's life. This book explores fundamental questions about how life shapes the creative spirit - and how, in turn the writer makes sense of it all and gives life a new and meaningful shape in the form of literature.
Trade Review"Skloot is such a fine writer that he can-and does-write about eating 'baloney and eggs' and makes it seem fascinating. Writers at any stage of their careers will treasure this volume of clean, expressive prose that delights without ever showing off."-Publishers Weekly, starred review Publishers Weekly "Skloot unravels the tangled thread of his own life story with a sense of urgency often missing from linear memoir; and in so doing, he shows us that while truth and fact may be intimately connected, meaning itself is in the telling."-Courtney Arnold, ForeWord Magazine -- Courtney Arnold ForeWord Magazine "Wise, thoughtful."-Booklist -- Deborah Donovan Booklist "Eloquent and affecting"-Harvey Freedenberg, Shelf Awareness -- Harvey Freedenberg Shelf Awareness "A book to be savored, not gulped down but tasted, essay by essay, allowing time to be amazed at how Skloot's insights beam directly into our souls."-Penny Allen, OregonLive.com -- Penny Allen OregonLive.com "A full-color portrait of Skloot's boyhood that rings with authenticity."-Jenny Shank, New West -- Jenny Shank New West
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Part One: Home Economics for Halfbacks
1. Going, Going, Gone
2. The Wink of the Zenith
3. The Summer of the Vampire
4. Cover Stories
5. Home Economics for Halfbacks
Part Two: When the Clock Stops
6. When the Clock Stops
7. Into a Maelstrom of Fire: On Having a Feeling for Thomas Hardy
8. Echo Lark
9. Numbers
10. Running After My Father
Part Three: Travels in Lavender and Light
11. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
12. The Voice of the Past
13. Shine On
14. Travels in Lavender and Light
15. Jambon Dreams
16. Flesh and Fortune: Coming Back to Measure for Measure
Epilogue: Silence the Pianos
