false 3686 15 Ann Patchett and the late Lucy Grealy met in college in 1981, and, after enrolling in the Iowa Writer's Workshop, began a friendship that would be as defining to both of their lives as their work. In Grealy's critically acclaimed memior, Autobiography of a Face, she wrote about losing part of her jaw to childhood cancer, years of chemotherapy and radiation, and endless reconstructive surgeries. In Truth & Beauty, the story isn't Lucy's life or Ann's life, but the parts of their lives they shared. This is a portrait of unwavering commitment that spans twenty years, from the long winters of the Midwest, to surgical wards, to book parties in New York. Through love, fame, drugs, and despair, this is what it means to be part of two lives that are intertwined ... and what happens when one is left behind. This is a tender, brutal book about loving the person we cannot save. It is about loyalty, and being lifted up by the sheer effervescence of someone who knew how to live life to the fullest. 994121 2004 Truth & Beauty: A Friendship total:4773|5:1368|4:1956|3:1124|2:253|1:72| 4773 18614 6506 864 1 7 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 09:24:26 -0800 2008 Fri Jul 03 21:33:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 5 false false Tue Nov 06 08:02:08 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 07 07:22:54 -0800 2007 more...]]> 1 5 false false Thu Aug 30 22:20:04 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 01 18:17:14 -0700 2007 I suppose I was disappointed with Ann Patchet's non-fictional character. The book was thought pro...more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 03:51:11 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 06:05:20 -0800 2008 This is the sto...more...]]> 2 2 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Oct 28 19:25:01 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 31 17:51:20 -0700 2007
I couldn't believe that Ann didn't end her friendship with Lucy after so many irritating incidents on Lucy's part. I would have backed out of sharing an apartment with Lucy if she had jumped up on me when I first arrived at the apartment.
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