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Fifty days of solitudeFifty days of solitude

Fifty days of solitude

Doris Grumbach

About this book

Faced with a rare opportunity to experiment with solitude, Doris Grumbach decided to live in her coastal Maine home without speaking to anyone for fifty days. The result is a beautiful meditation about what it means to write, to be alone, and to come to terms with mortality.

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OL Work ID
OL114069W

Subjects

20th centuryAmerican NovelistsBiographyHomes and hauntsIntellectual lifeNovelists, AmericanSocial life and customsSolitudeMaine, social life and customsMaine, biographyWomen authorsLarge type booksNew York Times reviewedAmerican Women novelists

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