Enhanced with 15 new essays, this collection is the benchmark of an acclaimed writer's spunk and sense of place. Originally published in 1987, "Fal...
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Dec 30, 2009
Jenny
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If you like Gilchrist's fiction - and I do - skip this. Nothing illuminating here unless you are interesting in the writing process. The only worthwhile aspect of Falling Through Space is its datedness. "Why I Am Not a Feminist" is embarassing to read, but as a product of its time, is a wonderful historical document, as is the first section of the book in which her early life on Hopedale Planatation is discussed.
The inclusion of the photographs seems like an ill-chosen aft More...
The inclusion of the photographs seems like an ill-chosen aft More...
Apr 22, 2009
Deb
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My library had a display of the letters and journals of authors, and I snagged this. A really quick read, great pictures, but not as revealing as one might assume - perhaps because in the twenty-plus years since publication, the novels and stries have disclosed everything in here, and more.
Mar 01, 2010
Read by ACRL Member of the Week Susan Campbell. Learn more about Susan on the ACRL Insider blog.
May 04, 2011
Greta
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Fun reading after having become familiar with so many of her short stories. She is a great woman writer of our time, although my mother's age she is unusually honest about her life.
Jan 17, 2009
Karen
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Jo bought me this book years ago for $.20. I love it and read it over and over. Gilchrist is such a down to earth and insightful writer.
Feb 28, 2011
Amy
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When I was going on my post-university Southern writer rampage, Gilchrist was one of my top authors. And this was one of my favorites of hers.
Feb 21, 2012
Falling Through Space: The Journals of Ellen Gilchrist (Banner Books) by Ellen Gilchrist (2000)
Jul 22, 2010
Kristin
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I really like this book so far...it is very nostalgic and reminds me of all of the years I have written in journals. Plus she's from the south and there is a pleasant laid back vibe to it.
Jan 15, 2008
W.B.
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One of those great memoirs showing how a writer created a life in writing and told beautifully, memorably. Gilchrist is always a pleasure. She likes her black sheep...they are in her real life as much as they are in her stories.
Aug 07, 2008
Joe
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i love ellen gilchrist. her characters have real feelings. she writes in short clear sentences which are very refreshing
compared to many writers.
Dec 16, 2009
Jenny
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Having read everything written by Ellen I could get my hands on, this was a delightful look into her personal life.
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