Dream Catcher: A MemoirWashington Square Press, 2000 - 436 էջ "My childhood was lush with make-believe: wood sprites, fairies, a bower of imaginary friends, books about lands somewhere East of the Sun and West of the Moon... In real life, however, it was a world that dangled between dream and nightmare on a gossamer thread my parents wove, without the reality of solid ground to catch a body should he or she fall." In her much-anticipated memoir, Margaret A. Salinger writes about life with her famously reclusive father, J.D. Salinger -- offering a rare look into the man and the myth, what it is like to be his daughter, and the effect of such a charismatic figure on the girls and women closest to him. Dream Catcher With generosity and insight, Ms. Salinger has written a book that is eloquent, spellbinding, and wise, yet at the same time retains the intimacy of a novel. Her story chronicles an almost cultlike environment of extreme isolation and early neglect interwoven with times of laughter, joy, and dazzling beauty. She also delves into her parents' lives before her own birth, illuminating their childhoods, their wrenching experiences during World War II, and above all the seeds and real-life inspirations for J.D. Salinger's literary preoccupation with "phonies," protracted innocence, precocious children, and spiritual perfection. Ms. Salinger compassionately explores the complex dynamics of family relationships. Her story is one that seeks to come to terms with the dark parts of her life that, quite literally, nearly killed her, and to pass on a life-affirming heritage to her own child. The story of being a Salinger is unique; the story of being a daughter is universal. This book appeals to anyone, J.D. Salinger fan orno, who has ever had to struggle to sort out who she really is from who her parentsdreamed she might be. |
From inside the book
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... Lahiri Mahasaya and householders in the index rather than ploughing your way through . " She said that I was to read the " sweet passages " about Lahiri Mahasaya and his wife , their duties as " householders " -that is to say , as ...
... Lahiri Mahasaya entered this little room to fetch an article ; I quickly followed him . Overcome by delusion , I addressed him scathingly . " You spend all your time with the disciples . What about your responsibilities for your wife ...
... Lahiri Mahasaya and his wife was , in a real sense , a foreshadowing of the state of my parents ' married life , I am convinced were it not for the teaching of Lahiri Mahasaya , that neither their marriage nor my birth would have taken ...
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Sometimes Thro the Mirror Blue | 3 |
Landsman | 16 |
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | 43 |
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