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Caldwell reflects on her own coming-of-age in midlife, as she learns to open herself to the power and healing of sharing her life with a best friend.
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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
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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
-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
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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
-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
Gail Caldwell is the former chief book critic for The Boston Globe, where she was a staff writer and critic for more than twenty years. In 2001, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. She is also the author of A Strong West Wind, a memoir of her native Texas. Caldwell lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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- Publication date2010
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- ISBN 13 9781616373344
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