Limbo: A Memoir
- 作者
- 出版社 Harper Perennial
- 出版时间 2002年9月
- ISBN 9780380732876
- 定价 99.60
内容简介
Fromchildhood,acclaimednovelistA.ManetteAnsaytrainedtobecomeaconcertpianist.Butwhenshewasnineteen,amysteriousmuscledisorderforcedhertogiveupthepiano,andbytwenty-one,shecouldn'tgripapenorwalkacrossaroom.Sheenteredaworldoflimbo,oneinwhichnoonecouldexplainwhatwashappeningtoherorpredictwhatthefuturewouldhold.Attwenty-three,beginningawholenewlifeinamotorizedwheelchair,AnsaymadeaNewYear'sresolutiontostartwritingfiction,rediscoveringthesenseofpassionandpurposeshethoughtshehadlostforgood.Thirteenyearslater,stillwithoutafirmdiagnosisorprognosis,Ansayreflectsonthewaysinwhichtheunravelingofonelifecanplanttheseedsofanother,andconsidershowherownphysicallimbohaschallenged—inwaysnotnecessarilybad—hermostfundamentalassumptionsaboutlifeandfaith.Luminouslywritten,Limboisabrilliantandmovingtestimonytotheresilienceofthehumanspirit.
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