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Journal of a Solitude

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  • 1973
  • #Memoir
May Sarton
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"I am here alone for the first time in weeks," May Sarton begins this book, "to take up my 'real' life again at last. That is what is strange—that friends, even passionate love,are... Show More

"I am here alone for the first time in weeks," May Sarton begins this book, "to take up my 'real' life again at last. That is what is strange—that friends, even passionate love,are not my real life, unless there is time alone in which to explore what is happening or what has happened." In this journal, she says, "I hope to break through into the rough, rocky depths,to the matrix itself. There is violence there and anger never resolved. My need to be alone is balanced against my fear of what will happen when suddenly I enter the huge empty silence if I cannot find support there."

In this book, we are closer to the marrow than ever before in May Sarton's writing.

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Number of Pages: 208

ISBN: 0393309282

ISBN-13: 9780393309287

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Amanda Oliver @aelaineo · Oct 17, 2022
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Maxima Kahn @MaximaKahn · Oct 17, 2022
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The only book I can think of about loneliness is May Sarton's Journal of a Solitude. If you collect some good titles from this thread, you might share some in another thread.
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