"You are either a Mildred Walker enthusiast," as the Philadelphia Inquirer once declared, "or you are missing one of the best writers on the American scene." As Mildred Walker's daughter, Ripley Hugo was in the latter category. This biography of the author of thirteen celebrated novels is also Hugo's search for the writing life of a mother known to her children as a socially correct middle-class doctor's wife rather than as the ambitious, imaginative, often struggling novelist she was as well. Drawing on family memories, ...
Read More
"You are either a Mildred Walker enthusiast," as the Philadelphia Inquirer once declared, "or you are missing one of the best writers on the American scene." As Mildred Walker's daughter, Ripley Hugo was in the latter category. This biography of the author of thirteen celebrated novels is also Hugo's search for the writing life of a mother known to her children as a socially correct middle-class doctor's wife rather than as the ambitious, imaginative, often struggling novelist she was as well. Drawing on family memories, letters, diaries, reviews, and, in particular, the notebooks that Mildred Walker (1905-1998) kept for each novel, Hugo fashions an absorbing account of how her mother's characters emerged in the landscapes that she visited again and again: Vermont, the Midwest, and, most frequently, Montana, the setting for the classic Winter Wheat. Alongside this developing picture of a writer at work-shaping her contribution to western America's literary history over half a century-Hugo shows us the proper mother and social creature as carefully and consciously crafted; between the two lovingly detailed portrayals, we glimpse the depths of a life thus divided.
Read Less
Add this copy of Writing for Her Life: the Novelist Mildred Walker to cart. $9.24, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by University of Nebraska Press.
Add this copy of Writing for Her Life: The Novelist Mildred Walker to cart. $41.88, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2003 by University of Nebraska Press.
Add this copy of Writing for Her Life: the Novelist Mildred Walker to cart. $9.24, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by University of Nebraska Press.
Add this copy of Writing for Her Life: the Novelist Mildred Walker to cart. $10.54, fair condition, Sold by BooksRun rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Philadelphia, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by University of Nebraska Press.
Add this copy of Writing for Her Life: the Novelist Mildred Walker to cart. $15.00, very good condition, Sold by Turn-The-Page Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Skyway, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by University of Nebraska Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Near Fine in Very Good jacket. University of Nebraska Press, 2003. Crisp and unmarked copy in full cloth binding. 286pp. Jacket lightly rubbed. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo-8"-9" Tall.
Add this copy of Writing for Her Life: the Novelist Mildred Walker to cart. $15.74, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Ruby rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by University of Nebraska Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of Writing for Her Life: The Novelist Mildred Walker to cart. $21.00, like new condition, Sold by Bedrock Books & Art rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Helena, MT, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by University of Nebraska Press.
Add this copy of Writing for Her Life: the Novelist Mildred Walker to cart. $22.00, very good condition, Sold by Eastburn Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Albany, OR, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by University Of Nebraska Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) VG hardcover in VG jacket. 2003. SIGNED by AUTHOR on title page w/no inscription. Pages all clean/unmarked. Light edgewear. Binding solid. Jacket unclipped. Lightest scuffs. Clean/solid. 'Autographed copy' sticker on front. 286 pp.
Add this copy of Writing for Her Life: the Novelist Mildred Walker to cart. $37.45, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by University of Nebraska Press.
