Reading, Writing, And Leaving Home: Life on the Page

At once a memoir of an exotic life, a meditation on the art and craft of writing, and a brilliant examination of the always complex relationship between fiction and life, Lynn Freed’s critically acclaimed Reading, Writing, and Leaving Home surprises, instructs, and delights. With “dark and comforting wisdom” (Anne Lamott) and “great intellectual and emotional range” (Diane Johnson), Freed tears off all fictional disguises and exposes the human being behind the artist. A must-read for writers, readers, and anyone engaged in literature, Reading, Writing, and Leaving Home is destined to be a classic in the field of writing about writing.


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ADVANCE PRAISE FOR READING, WRITING, AND LEAVING HOME

"Lynn Freed is a beautiful writer, dead-on brilliant, rich in humor, possessing a dark and comforting wisdom."- Anne LaMott

"Freed's voice is individual-funny, sharp, trenchant, and with a great intellectual and emotional range. She is especially witty and smart in this form. This is a wonderful collection." - Diane Johnson