Product Description

Reissued with a new jacket, a book which was originally written to help the author through depression, and explores the creative processes involved in her life as a writer. First published in 1973.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #292689 in Books
• Published on: 1998-01-17
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Customer Reviews

beautiful, soul-ful, restful
may sarton is one of the few writers i know who seems to write from a place of soul, there is allways space and breath in her words and in her writing. The book charts a year in her life and covers the day to dayness of her writing, her garden, visitors and her many thoughts on relationships, creativity, solitude and the sacred. Definetly worth a read

soothing reading
reading this book was like meditation for me. She is a wonderful writer. I keep her journals close to my bed. If I've had a particularly stressful day I will pick up her journal and start reading. Like a Matisse painting, her words are "mental rest for the weary."

Journal of a Solitude
I had come across the work of May Sarton only relatively recently when I discovered this book in a library sale. I went on to buy a second copy for a friend. It will appeal to a variety of creative thinking people who at times in their lives feel the need to reflect upon the value of everyday situations, circumstances, and the substance of life. The manner in which we deal with notions of self in the context of environment and relationships is an overriding concern of the book, but it does not wallow in self indulgence. If like myself you are an agnostic, you may find some christian undercurrents to some of Sarton's work problematic. However, this impression can be easily transposed with a faith (not necessarily religious) without the inherent value and meaning of the work being lost. All in all, a very worthwhile and engaging book if you are interested in notions of self, solitude, and creativity.