The Miss Dennis School of Writing: And Other Lessons from a Woman's Life

by Alice Steinbach

Book Overview

In this collection of her essays and columns, Pulitzer Prize-winning Baltimore Sun journalist Steinbach seeks to "rescue from insignificance some of the small events that make up a life." These pieces thus explore, with quiet grace, the unexpected pleasures that are gleaned from an appreciation of the "ordinary" - a sleeping cat, a blooming garden, a well-cooked meal. Such familiar - even ostensibly mundane - details of our lives, Steinbach maintains,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0963124625
• ISBN13: 9780963124623
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Bancroft Press
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

This book makes you appreciate the small things in life.

I have read all of Alice Steinbachs’ books and can highly recommend this one. It makes me sad that her life was short by today’s standards. I wish that she had had the time to write more books.

A Book To Keep

I had read and liked her "Without Reservations" and "Educating Alice." This collection of her columns did not disappoint and I kept going back to re-read what I thought of as hidden gems or things to think about in regard to my own life.

Great Book!

Alice Steinbach is a great writer! I have enjoyed each one of her books and this was no exception.

A book to be shared

I purchased this book because I had enjoyed 'Without Reservations' so much. I often share books with my closest friend. By the time I had read the introduction and the first few pages, I knew it would not be enough to simply have her read it when I was done. I knew we had to read it together, taking turns reading it aloud (a new experience for us). Steinbach's musings on everyday life are insightful, laugh-out-loud funny, poignant, a true delight. I plan to buy several copies for Christmas gifts.