At Eighty-Two
A Journal
Published on 22. July 2014
340 pages
978-1-4976-4636-0 (ISBN)
Description
The
New York Times-bestselling author of
At Seventy returns with a memoir about advancing age, including her experience with a series of strokes.
In this poignant and fearless account, Sarton chronicles the struggles of life at eighty-two. She juxtaposes the quotidian details of life-battling a leaky roof, sharing an afternoon nap with her cat, the joy of buying a new mattress-with lyrical musings about work, celebrity, devoted friends, and the limitations wrought by the frailties of age. She creates poetry out of everyday existence, whether bemoaning a lack of recognition by the literary establishment or the devastation wrought by a series of strokes. Incapacitated by illness, Sarton relies on friends for the little things she always took for granted. As she becomes more and more aware of "what holds life together in a workable whole," she takes solace in flowers and chocolate and reading letters from devoted fans. This journal takes us into the heart and mind of an extraordinary artist and woman, and is a must-read for Sarton devotees and anyone facing the reality of growing older.
This ebook features an extended biography of May Sarton.
In this poignant and fearless account, Sarton chronicles the struggles of life at eighty-two. She juxtaposes the quotidian details of life-battling a leaky roof, sharing an afternoon nap with her cat, the joy of buying a new mattress-with lyrical musings about work, celebrity, devoted friends, and the limitations wrought by the frailties of age. She creates poetry out of everyday existence, whether bemoaning a lack of recognition by the literary establishment or the devastation wrought by a series of strokes. Incapacitated by illness, Sarton relies on friends for the little things she always took for granted. As she becomes more and more aware of "what holds life together in a workable whole," she takes solace in flowers and chocolate and reading letters from devoted fans. This journal takes us into the heart and mind of an extraordinary artist and woman, and is a must-read for Sarton devotees and anyone facing the reality of growing older.
This ebook features an extended biography of May Sarton.
More details
Person
May Sarton (1912-1995) was born on May 3 in Wondelgem, Belgium, and grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her first volume of poetry,
Encounters in April, was published in 1937 and her first novel,
The Single Hound, in 1938.Her novels
A Shower of Summer Days,
The Birth of a Grandfather, and
Faithful Are the Wounds, as well as her poetry collection
In Time Like Air, all receivednominations for the National Book Award.
An accomplished memoirist, Sarton came out as a lesbian in her 1965 book Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing. Her memoir Journal of a Solitude(1973) was an account of her experiences as a female artist.Sarton spent her later years in York, Maine, living and writing by the sea. In her last memoir, Endgame: A Journal of the Seventy-Ninth Year(1992), she shares her own personal thoughts on getting older. Her final poetry collection, Coming into Eighty, was published in 1994.Sarton died on July 16, 1995, in York, Maine.
An accomplished memoirist, Sarton came out as a lesbian in her 1965 book Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing. Her memoir Journal of a Solitude(1973) was an account of her experiences as a female artist.Sarton spent her later years in York, Maine, living and writing by the sea. In her last memoir, Endgame: A Journal of the Seventy-Ninth Year(1992), she shares her own personal thoughts on getting older. Her final poetry collection, Coming into Eighty, was published in 1994.Sarton died on July 16, 1995, in York, Maine.
Content
- Cover Page
- Dedication
- August 26, 1994
- Sunday, July 25, 1993
- Monday, July 26, 1993
- Friday, July 30, 1993
- Saturday, July 31, 1993
- Sunday, August 1, 1993
- Tuesday, August 3, 1993
- Wednesday, August 4, 1993
- Thursday, August 5, 1993
- Saturday, August 7, 1993
- Sunday, August 8, 1993
- Monday, August 9, 1993
- Tuesday, August 10, 1993
- Wednesday, August 11, 1993
- Thursday, August 12, 1993
- Saturday, August 14, 1993
- Sunday, August 15, 1993
- Tuesday, August 17, 1993
- Wednesday, August 18, 1993
- Sunday, August 22, 1993
- Wednesday, August 25, 1993
- Thursday, August 26, 1993
- Monday, August 30, 1993
- Wednesday, September 1, 1993
- Friday, September 3, 1993
- Saturday, September 4, 1993
- Wednesday, September 8, 1993
- Sunday, September 12, 1993
- Wednesday, September 15, 1993
- Friday, September 17, 1993
- Saturday, September 18, 1993
- Tuesday, September 21, 1993
- Thursday, September 23, 1993
- Friday, September 24, 1993
- Saturday, September 25, 1993
- Sunday, September 26, 1993
- Monday, September 27, 1993
- Tuesday, September 28, 1993
- Monday, October 4, 1993
- Tuesday, October 5, 1993
- Wednesday, October 6, 1993
- Friday, October 8, 1993
- Saturday, October 9, 1993
- Tuesday, October 12, 1993
- Wednesday, October 13, 1993
- Friday, October 15, 1993
- Friday, October 15, 1993
- Saturday, October 16, 1993
- Sunday, October 17, 1993
- Monday, October 18, 1993
- Tuesday, October 19, 1993
- Wednesday, October 20, 1993
- Thursday, October 21, 1993
- Friday, October 22, 1993
- Saturday, October 23, 1993
- Monday, October 25, 1993
- Tuesday, October 26, 1993
- Thursday, October 28, 1993
- Saturday, October 30, 1993
- Monday, November 1, 1993
- Wednesday, November 3, 1993
- November 5, 1993
- Saturday, November 6, 1993
- Sunday, November 7, 1993
- Tuesday, November 9, 1993
- Sunday, November 14, 1993
- Second Entry on Sunday, November 14, 1993
- Tuesday, November 16, 1993
- Monday, November 22, 1993
- Tuesday, November 23, 1993
- Wednesday, November 24, 1993
- Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1993
- Friday, November 26, 1993
- Sunday, November 28, 1993
- Monday, November 29, 1993
- Friday, December 3, 1993
- Saturday, December 4, 1993
- Monday, December 6, 1993
- Tuesday, December 7, 1993
- Friday, December 10, 1993
- Saturday, December 11, 1993
- Monday, December 13, 1993
- Tuesday, December 21, 1993
- Wednesday, December 22, 1993
- Christmas Eve, 1993
- Saturday, December 25, 1993, Christmas Day
- Sunday, December 26, 1993
- Monday, December 27, 1993
- Friday, December 31, 1993
- Saturday, New Year's Day
- Sunday, January 2, 1994
- Tuesday, January 4, 1994
- Wednesday, January 5, 1993
- Sunday, January 9, 1994
- Monday, January 10, 1994
- Tuesday, January 11, 1994
- Wednesday, January 12, 1994
- Thursday, January 13, 1994
- Saturday, January 15, 1994
- Sunday, January 16, 1994
- Monday, January 17, 1994
- Tuesday, January 18, 1994
- Thursday, January 20, 1994
- Saturday, January 22, 1994
- Monday, January 24, 1994
- Wednesday, January 26, 1994
- Saturday, January 29, 1994
- Later, Saturday, January 29, 1994
- Sunday, January 30, 1994
- Monday, January 31, 1994
- Tuesday, February 1, 1994
- Wednesday, February 2, 1994
- Monday, February 7, 1994
- Wednesday, February 9, 1994
- Thursday, February 10, 1994
- Friday, February 11, 1994
- Monday, Valentine's Day
- Tuesday, February 15, 1994
- Thursday, February 17, 1994
- Monday, February 21, 1994
- Tuesday, February 22, 1994
- Wednesday, February 23, 1994
- Thursday, February 24, 1994
- Friday, February 25, 1994
- Saturday, February 26, 1994
- Monday, February 28, 1994
- Wednesday, March 2, 1994
- Monday, March 7, 1994
- Tuesday, March 8, 1994
- Saturday, March 12, 1994
- Monday, March 14, 1994
- Tuesday, March 15, 1994
- Wednesday, March 16, 1994
- Sunday, March 20, 1994
- Monday, March 21, 1994
- Friday, March 25, 1994
- Sunday, March 27, 1994
- Thursday, March 31, 1994
- Friday, April 1, 1994
- Saturday, April 2, 1994
- Monday, April 11, 1994
- Tuesday, A
