Surrendering Oz: A Life in Essays

by Bonnie Friedman

Book Overview

Surrendering Oz is a memoir in essays that charts the emotional awakening of a bookish Bronx girl. From her early job as a proofreader at The Guinness Book of World Records through a series of dominating and liberating friendships and secret connections, the author takes charge of her life as a Texas professor, writer, and wise student of her own soul. Reader's Digest says reading Surrendering Oz "is like having a conversation with a bracingly honest but fundamentally kind friend. In 15 pitch-perfect essays, she chronicles her hard-earned rejection of the cultural fairytales of womanhood as she comes fully into possession of her life."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0989753220
• ISBN13: 9780989753227
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Etruscan Press
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"