Autobiography of a Face
Autobiography of a Face
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Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy
A New York Times Notable BookEngaging and engrossing, a story of grace as well as cruelty, and a demonstration of [Grealy s] own wit and style and class. Washington Post Book World
At age nine, Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with a potentially terminal cancer. When she returned to school with a third of her jaw removed, she faced the cruel taunts of classmates. It took her twenty years of living with a distorted self-image and more than thirty reconstructive procedures before she could come to terms with her appearance. In this lyrical and strikingly candid memoir, Grealy tells her story of great suffering and remarkable strength without sentimentality and with considerable wit. She captures with unique insight what it is like as a child and young adult to be torn between two warring impulses: to feel that more than anything else we want to be loved for who we are, while wishing desperately and secretly to be perfect.
[A] book that shares what it s like to be really different from other people . . . With exquisite prose and steely strength. USA Today
LUCY GREALY (1963 2002) was an award-winning poet and a memoirist. In addition to Autobiography of a Face, she was the author of the essay collection As Seen on TV: Provocations.
Grealy, Lucy: - Lucy Grealy, an award-winning poet, was born in Ireland in 1963. She lived in the U.K. and in Germany but spent most of her life in New York, where she grew up, and where she died in 2002. In addition to Autobiography of a Face, she published a collection of essays, As Seen on TV: Provocations.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780060569662 |
| ISBN 10 | 0060569662 |
| Title | Autobiography of a Face |
| Author | Lucy Grealy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2003-03-18 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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