Telling Secrets - Brossura

Buechner, Frederick

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ISBN 10: 0060609362 ISBN 13: 9780060609368

Casa editrice: Harperone, 2000

Riassunto

With eloquence, candor, and simplicity, a celebrated author tells the story of his father's alcohol abuse and suicide and traces the influence of this secret on his life as a son, father, husband, minister, and writer.

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Recensione:

“Very gentle, smart, and unpreachy...A sensible and heartfelt message of inspiration.” (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

“Extraordinarily personal...intimate, dignified, and wryly humorous.” (USA Today)

“Unabashedly Christian...a meditation on the connection between knowing and sharing secrets and discovering the reality of a loving and merciful God.” (Chicago Tribune)

“Buechner’s chronicling once again tells us something about what it means to be human.” (Christianity Today)

L'autore:

Frederick Buechner, author of more than thirty works of fiction and nonfiction, is an ordained Presbyterian minister. He has been a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and was honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His most recent work is Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC’s of Faith.

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• Editore: Harperone
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0060609362
• ISBN 13: 9780060609368
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 128