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A novel in the form of a diary, this story tells of Caroline Spencer, a 76-year-old retired schoolteacher who has suffered a heart attack and been deposited by relatives in an old people's home. Subjected to subtle humiliations and petty cruelties, she fights back with all she has, and in a powerful climax wins a terrible victory. "I shared the anger and the righteous indignation which I felt behind every line".--Madeleine L'Engle.
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May Sarton (1912-1995) was an acclaimed poet, novelist, and memoirist.
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“May Sarton has never been better than she is in this beautiful, harrowing novel about being old, unwanted, yet refusing to give up. . . . The problems of old age have been detailed by sociologists but only a novel as searching and deeply felt as this one can bring them so close to the bone.”
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- PublisherW.W. Norton
- Publication date1981
- ISBN 10 0393300498
- ISBN 13 9780393300499
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages127
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. As We Are Now tells the story of Caroline Spencer, a 76-year-old retired schoolteacher, mentally strong but physically frail, who has been moved by relatives into a "home." Subjected to subtle humiliations and petty cruelties, sustained for too short a time by the love of another person, she fights back with all she has, and in a powerful climax wins a terrible victory. Condition: Shelf wear on covers, pages are clean with the exception of name on first page. Binding is secure. Seller Inventory # ABE-1702138160284
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Book Description Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Later Printing. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by May Sarton to noted American poet William Matchett on title page: 'May Sarton / For Bill Matchett, a favorite poet. from ancient Sarton. Xmas 1982.' A good copy in original wraps (spine creased, some wear).Later printing. Seller Inventory # 633752
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