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The bestselling feminist author's "lyrical, candid, sensitive" account of her efforts to regain her health, art, and sense of self after a stroke (Publishers Weekly). Feeling cut off and isolated--from herself most of all--after suffering a stroke at age 73, May Sarton began a journal that helped her along the road to recovery. She wrote every day without fail, even if illness sometimes prevented her from penning more than a few lines. From her sprawling house off the coast of Maine, Sarton shares the quotidian details of her life in the aftermath of what her doctors identified as a small brain hemorrhage. What they did not tell her was the effect it would have on her life and work. Sarton's journal is filled with daily accounts of the weather, her garden, beloved pets, and her concerns about losing psychic energy and no longer feeling completely whole. A woman who had always prized her solitude, Sarton experiences feelings of intense loneliness. When overwhelmed by the past, she tries to find comfort in soothing remembrances of her travels, and struggles to learn to live moment by moment. As Sarton begins to regain her strength, she rejoices in the life "recaptured and in all that still lies ahead." Interspersed with heartfelt recollections about fellow poets and aspiring writers who see in Sarton a powerful muse, this is a wise and moving memoir about life after illness. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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I think I was looking for connections, to other writers, to her readers - the writing life. And there are many mentions of other writers, but most of them were obscure poets or writers I'd never heard of, with a few exceptions: a meeting with Louise Erdrich, who Sarton found charming and bright, and her assessment of a Doris Grumbach novel, THE MAGICIAN'S GIRL. It appears this journal was written before a correspondence was established between those two. (Grumbach probably had not yet relocated to Maine at the time this journal was written.) Both Sarton and Grumbach are often pigeon-holed as "lesbian writers." From my own reading experience, I have found Grumbach to be a marvelous writer. Sarton thinks of herself as a writer first, "a good writer who happens to be a lesbian." I would say the same about Grumbach.
Many pages were devoted to complaining (?) about the overwhelming amount of mail she received, letters from her readers which she felt needed responses but she didn't have time to respond. This surprised me, as I had always thought writers enjoyed hearing from readers and fans. Go figure, huh? Sarton also finds herself bombarded with requests for reviews and blurbs for other books, which she said she had given up doing, even though she is obviously a lover of books and writing.
The truth is, AFTER THE STROKE is only mildly and occasionally interesting, and I found myself often skimming whole entries about flowers, luncheons, weather and so on. There are, however, numerous nuggets of wisdom to be found throughout the journal, which makes it a reasonably worthwhile read. But for now at least, I feel like I've had enough Sarton to last me for quite a while. ( )