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Encore: A Journal of the Eightieth Year
Contributor(s): Sarton, May (Author)

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 ISBN: 0393313174     ISBN-13: 9780393313178
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
OUR PRICE: $23.70  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 1995
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Annotation: In this affirmative journal, May Sarton describes both hardships and joys in the daily round of her life in old age--physical struggles counterbalanced by the satisfactions of friendship, nature, critical recognition, and creative spark. Readers both old and new will cherish this latest dispatch from her ongoing journey. Photos.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
Dewey: B
LCCN: 00000000
Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.48" W x 8.21" L (0.76 lbs) 334 pages
Themes:
- Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Review Citations: New York Times 09/24/1995 pg. 40
Publishers Weekly 06/12/1995
 
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Publisher Description:
Sarton writes perceptively of how age affects her: the way small things take longer and tire more, what it feels like to endure pain and to be afraid. Other days her energy returns, her spirits lift, and projects abound. Readers both new and old will cherish this latest dispatch from her ongoing journey.

Contributor Bio(s): Sarton, May: - May Sarton (1912-1995) was an acclaimed poet, novelist, and memoirist.
 
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