At 50, Alix Shulman left a life dense with political activism, family and literary community and went to live alone on an island off the coast of Maine. Without plumbing, power, or a telephone, and foraging for wild greens and shellfish, she faced challenges that helped redefine her notions of independence and courage, confidence and creativity.
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At 50, Alix Shulman left a life dense with political activism, family and literary community and went to live alone on an island off the coast of Maine. Without plumbing, power, or a telephone, and foraging for wild greens and shellfish, she faced challenges that helped redefine her notions of independence and courage, confidence and creativity.
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Very Good. Clear tape along spine & mild wear on pictorial cover. Cardpocket removed & stamp cut out of endpage. Lightly aged pages, no writng or marks in text. From Publishers Weekly: Shulman recounts her decision to escape her hectic New York City life by spending her summers in a remote and primitive cabin in Maine. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal: Novelist Shulman (In Every Woman's Life..., LJ 6/1/87) here tries her hand at feminist autobiography, detailing, in graceful and readable prose, the story of her midlife transformation. She leaves her writer and political activist's life in New York City for solitary habitation on an island off the coast of Maine, discovering there an abundance of life at its most elemental. Living in a cabin without indoor plumbing or heating, she spends her days writing and foraging for meals among tidal pools and sandy beaches. Through her solitary experience, she discovers the interconnectedness of all life, even the ties between her city life, with all its bustle and waste, and her life on this island. At age 50, Shulman experiences new love (replacing years of a troubled marriage) as well as renewed threats to her sense of self. Highly recommended, especially for libraries serving middle-aged readers in search of renewal. Marie L. Lally, Alabama Sch. of Mathematics & Science, Mobile Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
