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Stephanie
Sep 17, 2012 rated it really liked it
Sad but beautiful memoir about the relationship between two successful modern women authors.
Laura (booksnob)
Sep 01, 2008 rated it really liked it
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This book details the friendship between writer Ann Patchett and writer Lucy Grealy, who wrote "Autobiography of a Face". You need to read the two books together to get a complete understanding of their lives. I really liked this book for the details on how they became writers and the struggles they went through in their personal and public lives. It really inspired me to buckle down and keep writing. In fact, I couldn't sleep last night because I kept dreaming and imagining myself writing my bo ...more
Rachel
Mar 26, 2014 rated it it was amazing
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I am not sure I would have rated it five stars if I read it as a stand-alone but it was a very good follow up read to Autobiography of a Face. I felt it gave me a different view of Lucy Grealy which I appreciated even more than Lucy's own memoir. ...more
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