Tolstoy and the Purple Chair

Tolstoy and the Purple Chair
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 201
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ISBN-10 : 9780062092168
ISBN-13 : 0062092162
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Book Synopsis Tolstoy and the Purple Chair by : Nina Sankovitch

Download or read book Tolstoy and the Purple Chair written by Nina Sankovitch and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “NinaSankovitch has crafted a dazzling memoir that remindsus of the most primal function of literature-to heal, to nurture and to connectus to our truest selves." —Thrity Umrigar, author of The Space Between Us Catalyzedby the loss of her sister, a mother of four spends one year savoring a greatbook every day, from Thomas Pynchon to Nora Ephron and beyond. In the tradition ofGretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project and Joan Dideon’sA Year of Magical Thinking, Nina Sankovitch’ssoul-baring and literary-minded memoir is a chronicle of loss,hope, and redemption. Nina ultimately turns to reading as therapy andthrough her journey illuminates the power of books to help us reclaim ourlives.


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