The Faraway Nearby

by Rebecca Solnit

Book Overview

A New York Times Notable Book

Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

A personal, lyrical narrative about storytelling and empathy, from the author of Orwell's Roses

Apricots. Her mother's disintegrating memory. An invitation to Iceland. Illness. These are Rebecca Solnit's raw materials, but The Faraway Nearby goes beyond her own life, as she spirals out into the stories she heard...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143125494
• ISBN13: 9780143125495
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher