Home Before Dark: A Personal Memoir of John Cheever by His Daughter

Susan Cheever

I. B. Tauris, Limited, 2001 - Biography & Autobiography - 243 pages

This moving memoir traces John Cheever's life and work from his early days as a writer for the New Yorker to the 60s when he was showered with awards. His daughter Susan charts his struggles with ambition, alcoholism and his private desires.

About the author

Susan Cheever, the daughter of the great American writer John Cheever, is the author of nine previous books, including Home Before Dark, a best-selling memoir about her father, & the novel Looking for Work. She has written award-winning articles on parenting for New York Newsday & is a contributing writer to Architectural Digest. She teaches writing at Bennington College & Yale University & lives in New York.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Home Before Dark: A Personal Memoir of John Cheever by His Daughter; Personal Memoir of John Cheever by His Daughter
• Author: Susan Cheever
• Edition: illustrated, revised
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris, Limited, 2001
• ISBN: 1860646808, 9781860646805
• Length: 243 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Historical; Biography & Autobiography / Literary Figures; Literary Criticism / American / General