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A memoir of finding oneself in Salinger's shadow.

At Home in the World explores Joyce Maynard's tumultuous relationship with J.D. Salinger and how it shaped her life. It delves into the complexities of love, manipulation, and the cost of choosing to share your life with an icon. This book is a poignant reminder that the road to self-discovery is not always an easy one, but it is worth the journey.

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At Home in the World : A Memoir

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ISBN: 9780312195564
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $33.25
Authors: Joyce Maynard
Publisher: Picador
Date of Publication: 1998-08-15
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs
Goodreads rating: 3.98
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In the spring of 1972, Joyce Maynard, a freshman at Yale, published a cover story in The New York Times Magazine about life in the sixties. Among the many letters of praise, offers for writing assignments, and request for interviews was a one-page letter from the famously reclusive author, J.D. Salinger.Don't Go Away Sad is the story of a girl who loved and lived with J.D. Salinger, and the woman she became. A crucial turning point in Joyce Maynard's life occurred when her own daughter turned eighteen--the age Maynard was when Salinger first approached her. Breaking a twenty-five year silence, Joyce Maynard addresses her relationship with Salinger for the first time, as well as the complicated , troubled and yet creative nature of her youth and family. She vividly describes the details of the times and her life with the finesse of a natural storyteller.Courageously written by a women determined to allow her life to unfold with authenticity, Don't Go Away Sad is a testament to the resiliency of the spirit and the honesty of an unwavering eye.
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A memoir of finding oneself in Salinger's shadow.

At Home in the World explores Joyce Maynard's tumultuous relationship with J.D. Salinger and how it shaped her life. It delves into the complexities of love, manipulation, and the cost of choosing to share your life with an icon. This book is a poignant reminder that the road to self-discovery is not always an easy one, but it is worth the journey.