{"product_id":"life-in-a-day-9780807070895","title":"Life in a Day","description":"\"Astonishes in its honesty. . . . What greater gift can a memoir bring than a self revealed in all its grubby particulars?\" \u003cbr\u003e-Rebecca Pepper Sinkler, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A diary of a day that encapsulates the memories, reflections, and yearnings of a lifetime as gracefully as a Fabergé egg captures spring sunlight in its tiny interior.\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For Grumbach, living is an adventure on the magic carpet ride of memory, reverie, and imagination. \u003ci\u003eLife in a Day\u003c\/i\u003e affirms the ripples of meaning which can emanate out of simple rituals, happenings, and activities.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Frederic A. Brussat, \u003ci\u003eBody Mind Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eLife in a Day\u003c\/i\u003e] illuminates the way memory has woven itself into the fabric of a rich life. . . . To spend a day with [Grumbach] is rewarding.\" \u003cbr\u003e-Patricia Roth Schwartz, \u003ci\u003eLambda Book Report\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] wise and lovely little book.\" \u003cbr\u003e-Barbara Holliday, \u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is a profoundly optimistic book: a validation of the strength and the tranquility to be found within the confines of the human mind.\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoris Grumbach is author of \u003ci\u003eComing into the End Zone, Extra Innings\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFifty Days of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books. She has also been a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and a book reviewer for National Public Radio. She lives in Maine.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51734837887250,"sku":"9780807070895","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3f160f91-6125-4512-bdd9-938f059c7c3e.jpg?v=1763489244","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/life-in-a-day-9780807070895","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}