Riding the Bus With My Sister: A True Life Journey - Rilegato

Simon, Rachel

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0618045996 ISBN 13: 9780618045990

Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002

Riassunto

Chronicles the author's year-long series of bus journeys through a Pennsylvania city alongside her mentally disabled sister, during which she learned lessons in slowing down, living in the moment, reassessing life priorities, and family ties. 15,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

"An amazing book...it touched my soul." --Rosie O'Donnell

"This exquisitely written, powerfully observed memoir deserves an enormous readership." --Dorothy Herrmann, author of Helen Keller: A Life

"Poignant, honest, and uplifting...I was moved to tears." --Carol Saline, co-author of Sisters and Mothers and Daughters

"Take this ride-you won't regret it!" --Kathleen Finneran, author of The Tender Land

"I found myself reading more slowly so that the ride would last longer." --Sophy Burnham, author of A Book of Angels

"Riding the Bus With My Sister will change the way you look at the world." --Steven M. Eidelman, Executive Director of the Arc of the United States

"Funny and poignant...This is one bus you won't want to miss." --Don Meyer, Director of The Sibling Support Project

L'autore:

Rachel Simon is the author of a novel, The Magic Touch, and a collection of stories, Little Nightmares, Little Dreams. She teaches creative writing at Bryn Mawr College.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0618045996
• ISBN 13: 9780618045990
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 296