{"product_id":"reading-writing-and-leaving-home-life-on-the-page-paperback","title":"Reading, Writing, and Leaving Home: Life on the Page - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynn Freed\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once a memoir of an exotic life, a meditation on the art and craft of writing, and a brilliant examination of the always complex relationship between fiction and life, Lynn Freed's critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eReading, Writing, and Leaving Home\u003c\/em\u003e surprises, instructs, and delights. With \"dark and comforting wisdom\" (Anne Lamott) and \"great intellectual and emotional range\" (Diane Johnson), Freed tears off all fictional disguises and exposes the human being behind the artist. A must-read for writers, readers, and anyone engaged in literature, \u003cem\u003eReading, Writing, and Leaving Home\u003c\/em\u003e is destined to be a classic in the field of writing about writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLynn Freed is a beautiful writer, dead-on brilliant, rich in humor, possessing a dark and comforting wisdom.--Anne Lamott \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEqual parts revelation and inspiration, \u003ci\u003eReading, Writing, and Leaving Home\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir of an exotic life, a meditation on the art and craft of writing, and a brilliant examination of the always complex relationship between fiction and life. Whether examining the difference between a story told and a story written or describing the trials and rigors of teaching writing to pay the rent, Lynn Freed tears off all fictional disguises and exposes the human being behind the artist. Learned, opinionated, and wickedly funny, \u003ci\u003eReading, Writing, and Leaving Home\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for writers, readers, and anyone engaged in literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Something for every writer, published or aspiring, to befriend over a period of years, a generous source of heat, heart, energy and consolation . . . Lynn Freed truly does inspire.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Distinguished by its emotional honesty and stylish prose.\"--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In her keen-eyed and hilariously funny new book . . . novelist and memoirist Lynn Freed tells how writers deal with life's large and little tribulations.\"--\u003ci\u003eO, The OprahMagazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynn Freed\u003c\/b\u003e is the recipient of the inaugural Katherine Anne Porter Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She is the author of five highly praised novels and a short-story collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Curse of the Appropriate Man\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book. She lives in Sonoma, California.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynn Freed\u003c\/b\u003e is the recipient of the inaugural Katherine Anne Porter Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She is the author of five highly praised novels and a short-story collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Curse of the Appropriate Man\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book. She lives in Sonoma, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45254143967334,"sku":"9780156030342","price":28.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bERDZkYwY1N3VEp0eENYODljOEhHQT09.webp?v=1773604227","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/reading-writing-and-leaving-home-life-on-the-page-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}