The light of the world : a memoir / Elizabeth Alexander.
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- 9 of 9 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Culver-Union Twp PL - Culver | BIO ALE-B ALE-B (Text) | 34304000787948 | Adult - Biography | Available | - |
| Kendallville PL - Kendallville Main Branch | BIOGRAPHY ALEXANDER, ELIZABETH MEMOIR (Text) | 37516002012108 | AdultNF Biography | Available | - |
| Kirklin PL - Kirklin | B Ale (Text) | 34123000172825 | Adult Biography, 2nd Floor | Available | - |
| Linton PL - Linton | B ALE (Text) | 30149000762442 | Biography | Available | - |
| Monon Town and Twp PL - Monon | 921 ALEXANDER (Text) | 36825000832061 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Plainfield-Guilford Twp PL - Plainfield | 921 Alexander (Text) | 31208911142885 | non-fiction | Available | - |
| Syracuse Turkey Creek Twp PL - Syracuse | 920 ALE ALEXANDER (Text) | 50577011036544 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Westfield Washington PL - Westfield | B-Alexander (Text) | 78292000347414 | Adult Biography Book Collection | Available | - |
| Zionsville PL - Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Branch | B ALEXANDER, ELIZABETH ALEXANDER (Text) | 33946003022048 | Biographies . End of Nonfiction section . 2nd Floor | Available | - |
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- ISBN: 9781455599875
- Physical Description: 209 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2015.
Content descriptions
| Summary, etc.: | "Elizabeth Alexander--poet, mother, and wife--finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband, who was just 49. Reflecting with gratitude on the exquisite beauty of her married life that was, grappling with the subsequent void, and feeling a re-energized devotion to her two teenage sons, Alexander channels her poetic sensibilities into a rich, lucid prose that describes a very personal and yet universal quest for meaning, understanding, and acceptance. She examines the journey we take in life through the lens of her own emotional and intellectual evolution, taking stock of herself at the midcentury mark. Because so much of her poetry is personal or autobiographical in nature, her transition to memoir is seamless, guided by her passionate belief in the power of language, her determination to share her voyage of self-discovery with her boys, and her embrace of the principle that the unexamined life is not worth living. This beautifully written book is for anyone who has loved and lost. It's about being strong when you want to collapse, about being grateful when someone has been stolen from you--it's discovering the truth in your life's journey: the good, the bad, and the ugly. It's Elizabeth Alexander's story but it is all of our stories because it is about discovering what matters"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Subject: | Alexander, Elizabeth, 1962- Women poets, American > Biography. Loss (Psychology) |
