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At Home in the World
- A Memoir
- De: Joyce Maynard
- Narrado por: Joyce Maynard
- Duración: 13 h y 46 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 199
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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. At Home in the World 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.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Narration Distracted From Beautiful Writing
- De AMANDA en 04-18-16
- At Home in the World
- A Memoir
- De: Joyce Maynard
- Narrado por: Joyce Maynard
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Revisado: 07-26-24
I originally wanted to read this book as a Salinger fan, I can’t believe how much hate it received when first published in 1998. It is not a sensationalized tell-all as once written off as, to me it is a normal memoir with a person telling their experiences as anyone has the right to do. I am still a fan of Salingers writing but now also a Moyer fan. She was honest and her accounts felt heartfelt and not bitter, it was wrong for a successful older writer to have a romantic relationship with an 18 year old. It was nice to read the only first hand account of the man and peel away some of the lore. Thanks Joyce!
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