Queueing up these book recs now! I think One True Thing was the first Quindlen book I read, when I was only just beginning to grasp how formative the mother-daughter relationship is, and well before I had any notion of what womanhood was actually like. I've always appreciated her frankness and unfussy-ness. She's a writer, she's a good one, but there's no drama about it. Does that make sense?
I agree -- Anna's style is pretty spare. I always think of that as her journalism roots, but maybe that's just my bias. :) Thanks for reading, as ever!
Adding these to my list!
Now I can't wait to read my first Quindlen! Thanks for sharing <3
Hope you enjoy it—great to hear from you!
I, too, was delighted to find Anna Quindlen in the Times in the 80s while in seminary in New York City.
The advice my wife Eyleen, also a good writer, has given me echoes that of Quindlen and Patchett:
“Ruthless editing.”
Yep. Ruthless, one of my favorite editing words. Thanks, Tom.
Queueing up these book recs now! I think One True Thing was the first Quindlen book I read, when I was only just beginning to grasp how formative the mother-daughter relationship is, and well before I had any notion of what womanhood was actually like. I've always appreciated her frankness and unfussy-ness. She's a writer, she's a good one, but there's no drama about it. Does that make sense?
I agree -- Anna's style is pretty spare. I always think of that as her journalism roots, but maybe that's just my bias. :) Thanks for reading, as ever!