The Seasons Death and Transfiguration |
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| Author:
| Sinclair, Jo |
| Series title: | The Cross-Cultural Memoir Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55861-057-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1993 |
| Publisher: | Feminist Press at The City University of New York
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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As a novelist concerned with issues of gender, social class, and ethnicity, Jo Sinclair has won coveted literary prizes and a devoted following. Now in this extraordinary memoir, she relates a tale as fascinating and moving as any work of fiction. In this unique instance of Sinclair's storytelling, she tells the story of her Jewish working-class life through the prism of an intense relationship with a middle-class Anglo married women, into whose house she moves so...
More DescriptionAs a novelist concerned with issues of gender, social class, and ethnicity, Jo Sinclair has won coveted literary prizes and a devoted following. Now in this extraordinary memoir, she relates a tale as fascinating and moving as any work of fiction.
In this unique instance of Sinclair's storytelling, she tells the story of her Jewish working-class life through the prism of an intense relationship with a middle-class Anglo married women, into whose house she moves so that she might write her books. Helen Buchman gives Sinclair a room of her own and persuades her to eschew alcohol for gardening and to believe in herself.