Surrendering Oz
Author | : Bonnie Friedman |
Publisher | : Etruscan Press |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2014-10-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780989753210 |
ISBN-13 | : 0989753212 |
Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Surrendering Oz is a memoir in essays that charts the emotional awakening of a bookish Bronx girl. From her early job as a proofreader at The Guinness Book of World Records through a series of dominating and liberating friendships and secret connections, the author takes charge of her life as a Texas professor, writer, and wise student of her own soul. Reader’s Digest says reading Surrendering Oz “is like having a conversation with a bracingly honest but fundamentally kind friend. In 15 pitch-perfect essays, she chronicles her hard-earned rejection of the cultural fairytales of womanhood as she comes fully into possession of her life.”