Title: How to Write...
Review: I recently read this wonderful book of essays by Barbara Kingsolver. When a person loves to write, it shows. If I was to teach a class on writing (I don't), I'd include books where the shere joy of writing is present: Kingsolver has that.And she is humble too. Her success seems to surprise her when she writes about being pregnant and, having nothing else to do, scribbles out a novel that is published. Her joy expressed at being published is evident. And infectious.Find your own voice; that is what Kingsolver does. That is what writers strive to do. That is what is so wonderfully evident in this beautifully written book of essays. It's all there: the pain of divorce, the beauty of nature, the wonders of the mundane, the trials of empire.I'm a fan of this author. I read very few novels; hers I enjoy. I loved her book on eating locally for a year. I love her love of nature. Kingsolver is a treasure.
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