You Could Make This Place Beautiful : a Memoir
(Large Print)
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Published
Thorndike : Center Point Large Print, 2024.
Edition
Large print edition.
ISBN
9798891641570
Physical Desc
pages cm
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Location | Call Number | Note | Status | Due Date |
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Bristol (Rogers Free) - Large Print | LP 92 SMI | New | Checked Out | July 20, 2024 |
Johnston (Marian J. Mohr) - Adult New Books | OPEN | On Order |
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Published
Thorndike : Center Point Large Print, 2024.
Format
Large Print
Edition
Large print edition.
Street Date
2412
Language
English
ISBN
9798891641570
Notes
Description
"Life, like a poem, is a series of choices." In her memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful, poet Maggie Smith explores the disintegration of her marriage and her renewed commitment to herself in lyrical vignettes that shine, hard and clear as jewels. The book begins with one woman's personal, particular heartbreak, but its circles widen into a reckoning with contemporary womanhood, traditional gender roles, and the power dynamics that persist even in many progressive homes. With the spirit of self-inquiry and empathy she's known for, Smith interweaves snapshots of a life with meditations on secrets, anger, forgiveness, and narrative itself. The power of these pieces is cumulative: page after page, they build into a larger interrogation of family, work, and patriarchy. You Could Make This Place Beautiful, like the work of Deborah Levy, Rachel Cusk, and Gina Frangello, is an unflinching look at what it means to live and write our own lives. It is a story about a mother's fierce and constant love for her children, and a woman's love and regard for herself. Above all, this memoir is an argument for possibility. With a poet's attention to language and an innovative approach to the genre, Smith reveals how, in the aftermath of loss, we can discover our power and make something new. Something beautiful"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Smith, M. (2024). You Could Make This Place Beautiful: a Memoir (Large print edition.). Center Point Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Smith, Maggie, 1977-. 2024. You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir. Center Point Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Smith, Maggie, 1977-. You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir Center Point Large Print, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Smith, Maggie. You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir Large print edition., Center Point Large Print, 2024.
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