Let's Take the Long Way Home
A Memoir of Friendship
by Gail Caldwell
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Pub Date Aug 10 2010 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012
Random House Publishing Group | Random House
Description
They met over their dogs. Gail Caldwell and Caroline Knapp (author of Drinking: A Love Story) became best friends, talking about everything from their love of books and their shared history of a struggle with alcohol to their relationships with men. Walking the woods of New England and rowing on the Charles River, these two private, self-reliant women created an attachment more profound than either of them could ever have foreseen. Then, several years into this remarkable connection, Knapp was diagnosed with cancer. With her signature exquisite prose, Caldwell mines the deepest levels of devotion, and courage in this gorgeous memoir about treasuring a best friend, and coming of age in midlife. Let’s Take the Long Way Home is a celebration of the profound transformations that come from intimate connection—and it affirms, once again, why Gail Caldwell is recognized as one of our bravest and most honest literary voices.
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Gail Caldwell's New Life, No Instructions.
Praise for Let's Take the Long Way Home
“Stunning . . . gorgeous . . . intense and moving . . . A book of such crystalline truth that it makes the heart ache.”—The Boston Globe
“[Let’s Take the Long Way Home] left me intensely moved. . . . Caldwell’s greatest achievement is to rise above [death and loss] to describe both the very best that women can be together and the precious things they can, if they wish, give back to one another: power, humor, love and self-respect.”—Julie Myerson, The New York Times Book Review, Editor’s Choice
“[A] beautiful book . . . The losing isn’t the exceptional part of this story; everyone loses something, sooner or later. The wonder lies in finding it in the first place.”—Salon
“A tribute to the enduring power of friendship . . . You can shelve Let’s Take the Long Way Home . . . next to The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion’s searing memoir about losing her husband to heart failure. But that’s assuming it makes it to your shelf: This is a book you’ll want to share with your own ‘necessary pillars of life,’ as Caldwell refers to her nearest and dearest. . . . A lovely gift to readers.”—Washington Post
Advance Praise
"A near-perfect memoir: beautiful, humble, intimate and filled with piercing insights. Meant to be savored and shared."-Time
"Stunning . . . gorgeous . . . intense and moving . . . A book of such crystalline truth that it makes the heart ache."-The Boston Globe
"Femalefriendships is the beating heart of this book. . . . [GailCaldwell describes] both the very best that women can be together and thepreciousthings they can, if they wish, give back to one another: power, humor,love and self-respect."-Julie Myerson, The New York Times Book Review, Editor'sChoice
"[A]beautiful book . . . The losing isn't the exceptional part of this story; everyone loses something, sooner or later. The wonder lies in finding it in the first place."-Salon
"A tribute to the enduring power of friendship . . . You can shelve Let's Take the Long Way Home . . . next to The Year of Magical Thinking, JoanDidion's searing memoir about losing her husband to heart failure. But that's assuming it makes it to your shelf: This is a book you'll want to share with your own ‘necessary pillars of life,' as Caldwell refers to her nearest and dearest. . . . A lovely gift to readers."-Washington Post
"[Their] relationship nurtured and inspired Caldwell and Knapp, and in reading about it, we feel enriched as well."-Chicago Tribune, Editor's Choice
"Universal . . . [Caldwell] taps the joys of communion with a soulmate."-Los Angeles Times
"Aheartbreaker of a memoir . . . With humor and sadness . . .Caldwell gracefully weaves a thread of stories that describe and ponder friendshipand loss."-USA Today
"High-spirited and heartrending."-People
"Caldwell'sgraceful account ensures that Knapp will be remembered not just for her tragic death but for her vigorous, rich life."-Parade
NAMED ONE OF THE TOP 10 NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME MAGAZINE
SELECTED AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
The WashingtonPost • Los Angeles Times • USA Today • San Francisco Chronicle • O: The Oprah Magazine • The Christian Science Monitor • Publishers Weekly
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781588369895 |
| PRICE | $14.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 208 |
