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At Home in the World: A Memoir Audiobook
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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. Breaking a twenty-five year silence, Joyce Maynard addresses her relationship with Salinger for the first time, as well as the complicated, troubled and yet creative nature of her youth and family. She vividly describes the details of the times and her life with the finesse of a natural storyteller.
Courageously written by a women determined to allow her life to unfold with authenticity, At Home in the World is a testament to the resiliency of the spirit and the honesty of an unwavering eye.
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“Even Salinger loyalists may feel compelled to reexamine their idol.”
— Glamour
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“A wry, painful, engaging book.”
— Frank McCourt, New York Times bestselling author of Angela’s Ashes -
“Unsparing self-scrutiny...maturity and emotional candor.
— Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times -
Absorbing, funny, and emotionally blistering.
— Jules Siegel, San Francisco Chronicle -
A wry, painful, engaging book.
— Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes -
Maynard's testimony is priceless.
— Mary Cantwell, Vogue -
Riveting and disturbing.
— The New York Times Book Review -
Even Salinger loyalists may feel compelled to reexamine their idol.
— Glamour -
Dazzling.
— San Francisco Chronicle -
“Unsparing self-scrutiny…maturity and emotional candor.”
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“Riveting and disturbing.”
— New York Times Book Review -
“Absorbing, funny, and emotionally blistering.”
— San Francisco Chronicle -
“Maynard’s testimony is priceless.”
— Vogue
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About Joyce Maynard
Joyce Maynard is the author of twelve previous novels and five books of nonfiction, as well as the syndicated column, “Domestic Affairs.” Her bestselling memoir, At Home in the World, has been translated into sixteen languages. Her novels To Die For and Labor Day were both adapted for film.