Items related to Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
In Let's Take the Long Way Home, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Gail Caldwell offers a powerful and moving memoir about her coming-of-age in mid-life and her extraordinary friendship with Caroline Knapp, the author of Drinking: A Love Story.In her younger years, Caldwell defined herself by rebellion and independence, a passion for books, and an aversion to intimacy and a distrust of others. Then, while living in Cambridge in her early forties, Caldwell adopted a rambunctious puppy named Clementine. On one of their bucolic walks, she met Caroline and her dog, Lucille, and both women's lives changed forever.Though they are more different than alike, these two fiercely private, independent women quickly relax into a friendship more profound than either of them expected, a friendship that will thrive on their shared secrets, including parallel struggles with alcoholism and loneliness. They grow increasingly inseparable until, in 2003, Caroline is diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer. In her signature exquisite prose, Caldwell mines the deepest levels of devotion and grief in this wise and affecting account about losing her best friend. Let's Take the Long Way Home is also a celebration of life and all the little moments worth cherishing-and affirms why Gail Caldwell is rightly praised as one of our bravest and most honest literary voices.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
A near-perfect memoir: beautiful, humble, intimate and filled with piercing insights. Meant to be savored and shared. "Time"
Stunning . . . gorgeous . . . intense and moving . . . A book of such crystalline truth that it makes the heart ache. " The Boston Globe"
Female friendships is the beating heart of this book. . . . [Gail Caldwell describes] both the very best that women can be together and the precious things they can, if they wish, give back to one another: power, humor, love and self-respect. Julie Myerson, "The New York Times Book Review, "Editor s Choice
[A] beautiful book . . . The losing isn t the exceptional part of this story; everyone loses something, sooner or later. The wonder lies in finding it in the first place. "Salon"
A tribute to the enduring power of friendship . . . You can shelve "Let s Take the Long Way Home" . . . next to "The Year of Magical Thinking, " Joan Didion s searing memoir about losing her husband to heart failure.But that s assuming it makes it to your shelf: This is a book you ll want to share with your own necessary pillars of life, as Caldwell refers to her nearest and dearest. . . . A lovely gift to readers. "Washington Post"
[Their] relationship nurtured and inspired Caldwell and Knapp, and in reading about it, we feel enriched as well. "Chicago Tribune, " Editor s Choice
Universal . . . [Caldwell] taps the joys of communion with a soulmate. "Los Angeles Times
"
A heartbreaker of a memoir . . . With humor and sadness . . . Caldwell gracefully weaves a thread of stories that describe and ponder friendship and loss. "USA Today"
High-spirited and heartrending. "People
"
Caldwell s graceful account ensures that Knapp will be remembered not just for her tragic death but for her vigorous, rich life. "Parade
"
NAMED ONE OF THE TOP 10 NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY "TIME" MAGAZINE
SELECTED AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
"The Washington Post" "Los Angeles Times" "USA Today" "San Francisco Chronicle" "O: The Oprah Magazine" "The Christian Science Monitor" "Publishers Weekly""
"A near-perfect memoir: beautiful, humble, intimate and filled with piercing insights. Meant to be savored and shared."--Time "Stunning . . . gorgeous . . . intense and moving . . . A book of such crystalline truth that it makes the heart ache."--The Boston Globe "Female friendships is the beating heart of this book. . . . [Gail Caldwell describes] both the very best that women can be together and the precious things they can, if they wish, give back to one another: power, humor, love and self-respect."--Julie Myerson, The New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice "[A] beautiful book . . . The losing isn't the exceptional part of this story; everyone loses something, sooner or later. The wonder lies in finding it in the first place."--Salon "A tribute to the enduring power of friendship . . . You can shelve Let's Take the Long Way Home . . . next to The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion's searing memoir about losing her husband to heart failure. But that's assuming it makes it to your shelf: This is a book you'll want to share with your own 'necessary pillars of life, ' as Caldwell refers to her nearest and dearest. . . . A lovely gift to readers."--Washington Post "[Their] relationship nurtured and inspired Caldwell and Knapp, and in reading about it, we feel enriched as well."--Chicago Tribune, Editor's Choice "Universal . . . [Caldwell] taps the joys of communion with a soulmate."--Los Angeles Times
"A heartbreaker of a memoir . . . With humor and sadness . . . Caldwell gracefully weaves a thread of stories that describe and ponder friendship and loss."--USA Today "High-spirited and heartrending."--People
"Caldwell's graceful account ensures that Knapp will be remembered not just for her tragic death but for her vigorous, rich life."--Parade
NAMED ONE OF THE TOP 10 NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME MAGAZINE SELECTED AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
The Washington Post - Los Angeles Times - USA Today - San Francisco Chronicle - O: The Oprah Magazine - The Christian Science Monitor - Publishers Weekly
From the Back Cover:
Stunning . . . gorgeous . . . intense and moving . . . A book of such crystalline truth that it makes the heart ache. " The Boston Globe"
Female friendships is the beating heart of this book. . . . [Gail Caldwell describes] both the very best that women can be together and the precious things they can, if they wish, give back to one another: power, humor, love and self-respect. Julie Myerson, "The New York Times Book Review, "Editor s Choice
[A] beautiful book . . . The losing isn t the exceptional part of this story; everyone loses something, sooner or later. The wonder lies in finding it in the first place. "Salon"
A tribute to the enduring power of friendship . . . You can shelve "Let s Take the Long Way Home" . . . next to "The Year of Magical Thinking, " Joan Didion s searing memoir about losing her husband to heart failure.But that s assuming it makes it to your shelf: This is a book you ll want to share with your own necessary pillars of life, as Caldwell refers to her nearest and dearest. . . . A lovely gift to readers. "Washington Post"
[Their] relationship nurtured and inspired Caldwell and Knapp, and in reading about it, we feel enriched as well. "Chicago Tribune, " Editor s Choice
Universal . . . [Caldwell] taps the joys of communion with a soulmate. "Los Angeles Times
"
A heartbreaker of a memoir . . . With humor and sadness . . . Caldwell gracefully weaves a thread of stories that describe and ponder friendship and loss. "USA Today"
High-spirited and heartrending. "People
"
Caldwell s graceful account ensures that Knapp will be remembered not just for her tragic death but for her vigorous, rich life. "Parade
"
NAMED ONE OF THE TOP 10 NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY "TIME" MAGAZINE
SELECTED AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
"The Washington Post" "Los Angeles Times" "USA Today" "San Francisco Chronicle" "O: The Oprah Magazine" "The Christian Science Monitor" "Publishers Weekly""
"A near-perfect memoir: beautiful, humble, intimate and filled with piercing insights. Meant to be savored and shared."--Time "Stunning . . . gorgeous . . . intense and moving . . . A book of such crystalline truth that it makes the heart ache."--The Boston Globe "Female friendships is the beating heart of this book. . . . [Gail Caldwell describes] both the very best that women can be together and the precious things they can, if they wish, give back to one another: power, humor, love and self-respect."--Julie Myerson, The New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice "[A] beautiful book . . . The losing isn't the exceptional part of this story; everyone loses something, sooner or later. The wonder lies in finding it in the first place."--Salon "A tribute to the enduring power of friendship . . . You can shelve Let's Take the Long Way Home . . . next to The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion's searing memoir about losing her husband to heart failure. But that's assuming it makes it to your shelf: This is a book you'll want to share with your own 'necessary pillars of life, ' as Caldwell refers to her nearest and dearest. . . . A lovely gift to readers."--Washington Post "[Their] relationship nurtured and inspired Caldwell and Knapp, and in reading about it, we feel enriched as well."--Chicago Tribune, Editor's Choice "Universal . . . [Caldwell] taps the joys of communion with a soulmate."--Los Angeles Times
"A heartbreaker of a memoir . . . With humor and sadness . . . Caldwell gracefully weaves a thread of stories that describe and ponder friendship and loss."--USA Today "High-spirited and heartrending."--People
"Caldwell's graceful account ensures that Knapp will be remembered not just for her tragic death but for her vigorous, rich life."--Parade
NAMED ONE OF THE TOP 10 NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME MAGAZINE SELECTED AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
The Washington Post - Los Angeles Times - USA Today - San Francisco Chronicle - O: The Oprah Magazine - The Christian Science Monitor - Publishers Weekly
Writers Gail Caldwell and Caroline Knapp met at a book function but became friends because of their dogs. They talked about everything from their shared struggle with alcohol to their love of books. They walked the woods of New England and rowed on the Charles River. From disparate backgrounds, but with emotional similarities, these two private, fiercely self-reliant women created an attachment more profound than either could ever have foreseen.
Their friendship helped them define the ordinary moments of life as the ones worth cherishing. But within a few years, Caroline Knapp was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherTantor Audio
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1400115604
- ISBN 13 9781400115600
- BindingAudio CD
- Rating
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
Published by
Tantor Audio, UNITED STATES
(2010)
ISBN 10: 1400115604
ISBN 13: 9781400115600
Used
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description AUDIO CD. Condition: Good. 4 AUDIO CDs withdrawn from the library collection. Some library marking. We will polish the Audio CDs for smooth listening. You will receive a good set. Enjoy this reliable AUDIO CD performance. Seller Inventory # MAYFLWRSCD5504
Buy Used
£ 7.75
Convert currency