Description
Blending essays, reflections, and sharply observed moments, this collection offers a vivid, near-autobiographical portrait of Grace Paley as a writer, citizen, and “troublemaker.” Across scenes shaped by the pressures of her era—especially the lived realities of the Great Depression—Paley traces how ordinary lives are altered by economic hardship, political urgency, and the moral demands of community. With her distinctive voice—wry, intimate, and unsentimental—she turns personal memory into a wider meditation on empathy, resilience, and the ethics of speaking out. More than a record of a life, it’s a testament to how art grows from witness, and how real suffering can sharpen the imagination rather than dull it.
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paperback
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published Jan 1, 1998
332 pages
ISBN: 9780374180607
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Details
First Published
1998
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Just as I Thought by Grace Paley.