The future tense of joy : a memoir
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Sedro-Woolley Library - Adult Nonfiction
ADULT NONFIC 362.28 TEICH 2016
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ADULT NONFIC 362.28 TEICH 2016
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xii, 277 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"No one was less likely to take her own life. That's what her Oxford thesis advisor wrote. From the moment I stumbled across the obituary, late at night when I couldn't sleep, I was captivated, and it wasn't the terrible details of her death: That she leapt from the balcony of a high rise in Century City. That she was 27, and a newlywed." So begins Jessica Teich's quest to unravel a mystery: the suicide of someone she never met. Bright and accomplished, with a loving family, Jessica knows she should be happy. But a violent childhood has left its mark. Jessica fears she will never be free of her past-until she discovers the obituary of a young woman, whose life is a ghostly echo of her own. Can Jessica discover what drove this brilliant young woman to kill herself? And will discovering the truth save Jessica from the fissures tearing apart her own life? Part psychological memoir, part literary thriller, The Future Tense of Joy is the luminous account of one woman's efforts to free herself, and her family, from the demons of the past. Witty, brave and suspenseful, the book has been hailed by Meryl Streep as "beautiful, compassionately imagined." Steve Martin called it "a daring and intimate journey into the soul of motherhood.""--,Provided by publisher.
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'No one was less likely to take her own life.' That's what her Oxford thesis advisor wrote. From the moment I stumbled across the obituary, late at night when I couldn't sleep, I was captivated, and it wasn't just the terrible details of her death. That she leapt from the balcony of a high rise in Century City. That she was 27, and a newlywed." So begins Jessica Teich's quest to unravel a mystery: the suicide of someone she never met. Bright and accomplished, with a loving family, Jessica knows she should be happy. But a violent childhood left its mark. Jessica fears she will never be free of her past--until she discovers the obituary of a young woman, whose life is a ghostly echo of her own. Can Jessica discover what drove Lacey to kill herself? And can Lacey save Jessica from the fissures tearing apart her life? Part psychological memoir, part literary thriller, The Future Tense of Joy is the true account of one woman's efforts to free herself, and her family, from the demons of the past. Witty, brave, and suspenseful, the book tells the universal story of the human heart in search of its own peace"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Teich, J. (2016). The future tense of joy: a memoir . Seal Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Teich, Jessica. 2016. The Future Tense of Joy: A Memoir. Berkeley, California: Seal Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Teich, Jessica. The Future Tense of Joy: A Memoir Berkeley, California: Seal Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Teich, Jessica. The Future Tense of Joy: A Memoir Seal Press, 2016.
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