| Slow Motion: A Memoir of a Life Rescued by Tragedy Contributor(s): Shapiro, Dani (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061826693 ISBN-13: 9780061826696 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2010 Annotation: Telling of a life nearly ruined by the gift of beauty, and then saved through tragedy, Shapiro's memoir is a beautiful, account of how a life gone terribly wrong can be rescued through tragedy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: P.S. |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.45 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Chilling. . . . There is a gritty honesty to her cautionary confession that will alert others to listen for and respond to wake-up calls of their own." -- New York Times Book Review "Shapiro does not sugarcoat her life; she writes with an eviscerating, raw honesty about the wrong turns and mistakes she made." -- Boston Globe Slow Motion is the critically-lauded bestselling memoir from acclaimed novelist Dani Shapiro (Black & White, Family History). Slow Motion is a "riveting" and "breathtaking" look (San Francisco Chronicle), free of self-pity or regret, at a life that was rescued by an unspeakable tragedy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shapiro, Dani: - Dani Shapiro is the author of the novels Black & White and Family History and the bestselling memoir Slow Motion. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Granta, Tin House, Elle, Vogue, O, and other publications. |