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Up the golden stair: An approach to a deeper understanding of life through personal sorrow
An approach to a deeper understanding of life through personal sorrow. Author Elizabeth Yates writes from her personal experience in overcoming sorrow in her life.
63 pages, Hardcover
First published May 1, 1990
About the author
Elizabeth Yates
104 books77 followersElizabeth Yates, author of over forty books for children, was born in New York State on December 6th, 1905. Determined to be an author, she moved to New York City to launch her career. She worked a variety of jobs including reviewing book, writing short stories, and doing research. She moved to England with her husband and wrote her first book, High Holiday, based on her travels in Switzerland with her three children. The family returned to the U.S. in 1939 and settled in New Hampshire. Yates won the Newbery Award in 1951 for her book, Amos Fortune, Free Man, a biography of an African prince who is enslaved and taken to America.
Yates conducted writer's workshops at the University of New Hampshire, the University of Connecticut, and Indiana University. She also served as the Director of the New Hampshire Association for the Blind.
Yates was widowed in 1963. Elizabeth Yates died Sunday at a hospice in Concord, New Hampshire on July 29, 2001 at the age of 95.
Elizabeth Yates' books have been described as "the result of extensive research, a strong underlying belief in God, and a vivid imagination."
Yates conducted writer's workshops at the University of New Hampshire, the University of Connecticut, and Indiana University. She also served as the Director of the New Hampshire Association for the Blind.
Yates was widowed in 1963. Elizabeth Yates died Sunday at a hospice in Concord, New Hampshire on July 29, 2001 at the age of 95.
Elizabeth Yates' books have been described as "the result of extensive research, a strong underlying belief in God, and a vivid imagination."
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May 30, 2021
Well, this was lovely, though I am curious if one freshly grieving would find it so. Published in 1966, the language is a tough old-fashioned. Yet the loss of the beloved is a timeless heartbreak.
Yates’ resolve to let the abiding love of her deceased husband transform her sorrow into a compassionate, loving response to the life all around her is a challenge and a wisdom perhaps best absorbed before it is needed. Nevertheless, there are many passages here that I will continue to ponder.
In short: a little gem. Glad I spotted it in a precious used bookstore in Bath, Maine.
Yates’ resolve to let the abiding love of her deceased husband transform her sorrow into a compassionate, loving response to the life all around her is a challenge and a wisdom perhaps best absorbed before it is needed. Nevertheless, there are many passages here that I will continue to ponder.
In short: a little gem. Glad I spotted it in a precious used bookstore in Bath, Maine.
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