Before Lucia Berlin died, she was working on a book of previously unpublished autobiographical sketches called Welcome Home. The work consisted of more than twenty chapters that started in 1936 in Alaska and ended (prematurely) in 1966 in southern Mexico. In our publication of Welcome Home, her son, Jeff Berlin, is filling in the gaps with photos and letters from her eventful, ...
Before Lucia Berlin died, she was working on a book of previously unpublished autobiographical sketches called Welcome Home. The work consisted of more than twenty chapters that started in 1936 in Alaska and ended (prematurely) in 1966 in southern Mexico. In our publication of Welcome Home, her son, Jeff Berlin, is filling in the gaps with photos and letters from her eventful, romantic, and tragic life.
From Alaska to Argentina, Kentucky to Mexico, New York City to Chile, Berlin’s world was wide. And the writing here is, as we’ve come to expect, dazzling. She describes the places she lived and the people she knew with all the style and wit and heart and humor that readers fell in love with in her stories. Combined with letters from and photos of friends and lovers, Welcome Home is an essential nonfiction companion to A Manual for Cleaning Women and Evening in Paradise.
I held the hot part of the cup and gave him the handle. I ironed his jockey shorts so they would be warm. I always tell these things and everybody laughs, but, well, they are true. (查看原文)
First, Peggy sent a little box with a dozen vials of pure morphine. "A little something for Bud."
Peggy lived alone in a fabulous house on top of the hill. She spent much of her day looking through a powerful telescope, checking the beach for arrivals of famous people to invite up to her house, checking out everything else going on. She must have seen the boys playing soccer with village boys, riding horseback on the beach, going upriver with Juanito to help his father pick up coffee. She must have seen them racing canoes, heard their laughter echoing above the water. She must have seen us talking with friends in our beautiful garden, lying on the beach. She must have seen Buddy and me kiss, must have seen us happy. How could she send that box?
And then. as if addiction had sent out loud... (查看原文)
one won't necessarily learn all that much new if one has read Manual and already know about Berlin's life trajectory. A pleasant and quick read nonetheless, to hear her real, authentic voice in letter...one won't necessarily learn all that much new if one has read Manual and already know about Berlin's life trajectory. A pleasant and quick read nonetheless, to hear her real, authentic voice in letters. (展开)
one won't necessarily learn all that much new if one has read Manual and already know about Berlin's life trajectory. A pleasant and quick read nonetheless, to hear her real, authentic voice in letter...one won't necessarily learn all that much new if one has read Manual and already know about Berlin's life trajectory. A pleasant and quick read nonetheless, to hear her real, authentic voice in letters. (展开)
0 有用 小捌 2022-06-13 13:02:02
one won't necessarily learn all that much new if one has read Manual and already know about Berlin's life trajectory. A pleasant and quick read nonetheless, to hear her real, authentic voice in letter... one won't necessarily learn all that much new if one has read Manual and already know about Berlin's life trajectory. A pleasant and quick read nonetheless, to hear her real, authentic voice in letters. (展开)
0 有用 fugue 2022-06-25 00:01:41
Lucia was beautiful. What a vibrant life
2 有用 Claire C. W. 2021-10-08 00:55:41
五星。纯属个人喜好，与我自己独特的信息紧密相联。虽然很多书精典精彩，但我或是漠不关心，或是看过就忘，或是远远欣赏，惟独有那么几位作家，却是第一眼看过，触及到自己的内心深处，打动自己，就有了一种认同感，一种必须要全部深入阅读的强烈欲望，既非‘天神’亦非‘路人’，散发‘我的xx’般的亲密。
0 有用 fugue 2022-06-25 00:01:41
Lucia was beautiful. What a vibrant life
0 有用 小捌 2022-06-13 13:02:02
one won't necessarily learn all that much new if one has read Manual and already know about Berlin's life trajectory. A pleasant and quick read nonetheless, to hear her real, authentic voice in letter... one won't necessarily learn all that much new if one has read Manual and already know about Berlin's life trajectory. A pleasant and quick read nonetheless, to hear her real, authentic voice in letters. (展开)
2 有用 Claire C. W. 2021-10-08 00:55:41
五星。纯属个人喜好，与我自己独特的信息紧密相联。虽然很多书精典精彩，但我或是漠不关心，或是看过就忘，或是远远欣赏，惟独有那么几位作家，却是第一眼看过，触及到自己的内心深处，打动自己，就有了一种认同感，一种必须要全部深入阅读的强烈欲望，既非‘天神’亦非‘路人’，散发‘我的xx’般的亲密。