Facts of LifeIn this extraordinary autobiography -- now a classic of the genre -- one of the literary community's most distinguished voices brings all of her novelistic powers to the facts of her own life. This newly released edition features a new Introduction by Maureen Howard in which she discusses the current fascination with memoir and autobiographical writing. In her own startlingly original contribution to the genre, she evokes the wonder of common things and the strangeness lurking in the seemingly obvious with great charm, wit, and energy. A searching and powerful memoir, Facts of Life "reveals Maureen Howard as one of our most significant writers" (The Boston Globe). |
Common terms and phrases
aunt baby Beardsley Park beauty bedroom Bill Bridgeport Catholic cellar chair child Christmas Clare clothes cream dancing daughter dining room dinner door drank dress drove eyes Fairfield Beach Fairfield County father floor George Burns girl glass gone grand grandfather grandmother hair hall hand head Holton husband Irish Jasper McLevy Joe McCarthy Kearns kids kiss kitchen knew lady laughed living room Locomobile look Loretta Mame married Menarche Miklos morning mother neighborhood never night once orange juice parents Peggy Phyllis plates play porch riding skirt rose Saint Saint Patrick's School Sarah Field scene Seaside Park Shirley Temple silk skirt smile story Street talk thing took turn walking wanted wife Willa Cather window woman young