The Miss Dennis School of Writing: And Other Lessons from a Woman's Life
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Book Overview
In this collection of her essays and columns, Pulitzer Prize-winning Baltimore Sun journalist Steinbach seeks to "rescue from insignificance some of the small events that make up a life." These pieces thus explore, with quiet grace, the unexpected pleasures that are gleaned from an appreciation of the "ordinary" - a sleeping cat, a blooming garden, a well-cooked meal. Such familiar - even ostensibly mundane - details of our lives, Steinbach maintains, play a far more important part in shaping our identities and our sense of our relationship to the world than do the "exotic encounters" or momentous events to which we attach much significance. Alternately poignant and humorous, sedately contemplative and bristling with emotional energy, Steinbach's various musings on the daily rhythms of her own moods and experiences transform "everyday life" into a rich and meaningful journey.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0963124625
ISBN13:9780963124623
Release Date:August 1996
Publisher:Bancroft Press
Length:307 Pages
Weight:1.33 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 8.8"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
This book makes you appreciate the small things in life.
Published by Cindy , 1 year ago
I have read all of Alice Steinbachs’ books and can highly recommend this one. It makes me sad that her life was short by today’s standards. I wish that she had had the time to write more books.
A Book To Keep
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I had read and liked her "Without Reservations" and "Educating Alice." This collection of her columns did not disappoint and I kept going back to re-read what I thought of as hidden gems or things to think about in regard to my own life.
Great Book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Alice Steinbach is a great writer! I have enjoyed each one of her books and this was no exception.
A book to be shared
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
I purchased this book because I had enjoyed 'Without Reservations' so much. I often share books with my closest friend. By the time I had read the introduction and the first few pages, I knew it would not be enough to simply have her read it when I was done. I knew we had to read it together, taking turns reading it aloud (a new experience for us). Steinbach's musings on everyday life are insightful, laugh-out-loud funny, poignant, a true delight. I plan to buy several copies for Christmas gifts.
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