A Train through Time: A Life, Real and Imagined
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It has been a long time since I read a book so moving, plainspoken, and beautiful. --Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Moonglow How much of our memory is constructed by imagination? And how does memory shape our lives? As a nine-year-old, Elizabeth Farnsworth struggled to understand the loss of her mother. On a cross-country trip with her father, the heartsick child searches for her mother at train stations along the way. Even more, she confronts mysteries: death, time, and a locked compartment on the train. Weaving a child's experiences with memories from reporting in danger zones like Cambodia and Iraq, Farnsworth explores how she came to cover mass death and disaster. While she never breaks the tone of a curious investigator, she easily moves between her nine-year-old self and the experienced journalist. She openly confronts the impact of her childhood on the route her life has taken. And, as she provides one beautifully crafted depiction after another, we share her journey, coming to know the acclaimed reporter as she discovers herself.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1619028433
ISBN13:9781619028432
Release Date:February 2017
Publisher:Counterpoint LLC
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.3" x 7.3"
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