Interweaving stories of her childhood with vivid memories of particular books, Schwartz writes of a girlhood infused with books and experiences of reading that shaped her life. This is a moving exploration of the place of books in our lives--a candid account of the links between life and reading that will inspire those of us who love books to examine what reading has meant in our own lives.
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Interweaving stories of her childhood with vivid memories of particular books, Schwartz writes of a girlhood infused with books and experiences of reading that shaped her life. This is a moving exploration of the place of books in our lives--a candid account of the links between life and reading that will inspire those of us who love books to examine what reading has meant in our own lives.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7; Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in FINE Condition. Binding of Ivory linen with green-gilt titles, spotlessly clean. Sewn binding tight and solid. Internals as new. Lynne Schwartz talks about her passion for books and reading and what it means for her life. Books and movies, books and paintings, books and childhood, books and life itself are the subject of this delightful literary excursion. 119 pages. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. Beacon Press, Boston, MA 1996.