Miss American Pie: A Diary of Love, Secrets, and Growing Up in the 1970s

Sartor, Margaret

ISBN 10: 1596912006 / ISBN 13: 9781596912007

Published by Bloomsbury USA, 2006

Seller Inventory # mon0000738712

Synopsis:

A spellbinding and authentic document of American adolescence.

Set against the backdrop of the deep South in the 1970s, Miss American Pie is the unforgettable account of Margaret Sartor's life from age twelve to eighteen. A raw document crafted from diaries, notebooks, and letters, this deeply personal yet universally appealing story astonishes with its candor. Young Margaret moves with ease between the seemingly trivial concerns of hairstyles and boys to more profound questions of faith and meaning. By turns funny and poignant, heartbreaking and profound, she tackles all of the decade's issues—desegregation, drugs, the sexual revolution, the rise of feminism, and the spread of charismatic evangelical Christianity—with humor, frankness, and unexpected insight.

Miss American Pie reminds us what it feels like to grow up, offering a true and honest look at a teenager grappling with the timeless questions of sex, friendship, God, love, loss, and the meaning of family. The introduction and epilogue, written by Sartor from an older perspective, reflect on those turbulent and life-shaping years, revealing how the girl in the diary turned out after all, and demonstrating that childhood—both its joys and traumas—reverberate deeply in our adult lives.

About the Authors:

Margaret Sartor is a writer and photographer who has been widely published and exhibited. She teaches at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University.

Margaret Sartor teaches at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Miss American Pie: A Diary of Love, Secrets,...
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Good