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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Thorndike Pr
Publication date
July 16, 2014
Pages
523
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Large print
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781410469656
ISBN-10
1410469654
Dimensions
1.25 by 6 by 8 in.
Weight
1.35 lbs.
Original list price
$31.99
Other format details
large print
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
The Sisters Are Alright | Some Things I Never Thought I'd Do | The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl | God Help the Child | Babylon Sisters | Till You Hear from Me | What Looks Like Crazy On an Ordinary Day | I Wish I Had a Red Dress | Just Wanna Testify
The Sisters Are Alright | Some Things I Never Thought I'd Do | The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl | God Help the Child | Babylon Sisters | Till You Hear from Me | What Looks Like Crazy On an Ordinary Day | I Wish I Had a Red Dress | Just Wanna Testify
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In this inspiring memoir, the award-winning playwright and bestselling author of "What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day" reminisces on the art of juggling marriage, motherhood, and politics while working to become a successful writer.
In addition to being one of the most popular living playwrights in America, Pearl Cleage is a bestselling author with an Oprah Book Club pick and multiple awards to her credit. But there was a time when such stellar success seemed like a dream. In this revelatory and deeply personal work, Cleage takes readers back to the 1970s and '80s, retracing her struggles to hone her craft amidst personal and professional tumult.
Though born and raised in Detroit, it was in Atlanta that Cleage encountered the forces that would most shape her experience. Married to Michael Lomax, now head of the United Negro College Fund, she worked with Maynard Jackson, Atlanta's first African-American mayor. "Lies, Lessons & Love Affairs" charts not only the political fights, but also the pull she began to feel to focus on her own passions, including writing--a pull that led her away from Lomax as she grappled with ideas of feminism and self-fulfillment. This fascinating memoir follows her journey from a columnist for a local weekly (bought by Larry Flynt) to a playwright and Hollywood script writer, an artist at the crossroads of culture and politics whose circle came to include luminaries like Richard Pryor, Avery Brooks, Phylicia Rashad, Shirley Franklin, and Jesse Jackson. By the time Oprah Winfrey picked "What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day" as a favorite, Cleage had long since arrived as a writer of renown.
In the tradition of greats like Susan Sontag, Joan Didion, and Nora Ephron, Cleage's self-portrait raises women's confessional writing to the level of great literature.
In addition to being one of the most popular living playwrights in America, Pearl Cleage is a bestselling author with an Oprah Book Club pick and multiple awards to her credit. But there was a time when such stellar success seemed like a dream. In this revelatory and deeply personal work, Cleage takes readers back to the 1970s and '80s, retracing her struggles to hone her craft amidst personal and professional tumult.
Though born and raised in Detroit, it was in Atlanta that Cleage encountered the forces that would most shape her experience. Married to Michael Lomax, now head of the United Negro College Fund, she worked with Maynard Jackson, Atlanta's first African-American mayor. "Lies, Lessons & Love Affairs" charts not only the political fights, but also the pull she began to feel to focus on her own passions, including writing--a pull that led her away from Lomax as she grappled with ideas of feminism and self-fulfillment. This fascinating memoir follows her journey from a columnist for a local weekly (bought by Larry Flynt) to a playwright and Hollywood script writer, an artist at the crossroads of culture and politics whose circle came to include luminaries like Richard Pryor, Avery Brooks, Phylicia Rashad, Shirley Franklin, and Jesse Jackson. By the time Oprah Winfrey picked "What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day" as a favorite, Cleage had long since arrived as a writer of renown.
In the tradition of greats like Susan Sontag, Joan Didion, and Nora Ephron, Cleage's self-portrait raises women's confessional writing to the level of great literature.
Editions
Hardcover
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Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (July 16, 2014); titled "Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies, Lessons, and Love Affairs"
9781410469656 | details & prices | 523 pages | 6.00 × 8.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $31.99
About: In this inspiring memoir, the award-winning playwright and bestselling author of "What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day" reminisces on the art of juggling marriage, motherhood, and politics while working to become a successful writer.
About: In this inspiring memoir, the award-winning playwright and bestselling author of "What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day" reminisces on the art of juggling marriage, motherhood, and politics while working to become a successful writer.
from Atria Books (April 8, 2014); titled "Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies, Lessons & Love Affairs"
9781451664690 | details & prices | 308 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $23.99
About: In this inspiring memoir, the award-winning playwright and bestselling author of What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day reminisces on the art of juggling marriage, motherhood, and politics while working to become a successful writer.
About: In this inspiring memoir, the award-winning playwright and bestselling author of What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day reminisces on the art of juggling marriage, motherhood, and politics while working to become a successful writer.
CD/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (April 8, 2014); titled "Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies, Lessons & Love Affairs"
9781482995848 | details & prices | 5.25 × 6.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $34.95
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