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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... sitting shiva for a living son . * 3678 WHEN I FOLLOWED MY FATHER across the boundary from daily life into fictional life , I'd hoped to find , in his published stories , some clarifica- tion of the confusing , powerful feelings that ...
... sitting in a tea shop , having a lovely conversation with Esmé , a young girl of about thirteen , and her little brother , Charles . When queried , X tells Esmé that he is a writer of short stories by profession . Like my father , X is ...
... sitting at the bottom of the stairs weeping because there was no way in hell I was going to make it back up . After about a year , I basically stayed in my apartment and neighbors and friends and people from my church helped out with ...
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