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“wonderful romp through the interior mind of an introvert - most appealing (to other introverts)”
Philippa E wrote this review Wednesday, November 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“May Sarton. Writer living alone and trying to stay fabulous. I don't know why I related to this book.”
Elizabeth S wrote this review Wednesday, July 2 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“"Sarton's journals chronicle the dailiness of the life of a woman artist. She struggles to establish a structure whereby she can both protect the time for creativity and stay in necessary touch with the world. The house must be orderly and aesthetically pleasing, the garden bountiful and beautiful. Animals provide companionship and demand care; music is both solace and inspiration. The state of the world is exhilarating and depressing. Friends and lovers are emotionally imperative and emotionally draining. Visitors and fan letters enrich her days, but solitude is necessary for the muse to appear. Though to her sorrow, major critical acclaim is denied her, the continuing expansion of her readership affirms her worth as a writer. She fears her openness about her love for women may have cost her some of that critical acclaim, but knows it is that very openness about her emotional life-its highs and lows-that gives her readers hope and encouragement. And as she grows older, Sarton does not shrink from describing the miseries of old age, even as she continues to find pleasure in the small things of life. It is Sarton's great achievement in these journals that she shares with her readers with such honesty and immediacy her joys and despairs, her failures and triumphs." Amazon”
Mizoleila wrote this review Sunday, March 30 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I loved this book, May Sarton speaks to all of us who have a "Solitude" within us.”
Tere wrote this review Sunday, November 18 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I believe this was the first journal I read and I was hooked. I sought out anything that was in the same genre, and you can find those that fit under the tag "solitude". This was a warm and inviting memoir, that began a revealing of the woman. Has become one of my favorite. She is also one of my favorite poets.”
unfinished woman wrote this review Sunday, November 25 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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