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 "I
would like to introduce you to this book. It has no plot. It is
about moments, memories, fragments, falsehoods, and fantasies. It
is about things that happened, which caused other things to happen,
so that eventually stories emerged."
People are constantly asking Newbery medalist Lois Lowry where she
gets her ideas. In this fascinating memoir Lowry answers many of
these questions, through recollections of childhood friends and
pictures and memories that explore her rich family history. She
recounts the pivotal moments that inspired her writing, describing
how they magically turned into fiction along the complicated passageway
called life. Lowry fans, as well as anyone interested in understanding
the process of writing fiction, will benefit from this poignant
trip through the past and the present of a remarkable writer.
"Imagine
sitting on a sofa with a friend listening with fascination while
she tells you about the pictures in her photo album. That is the
feeling once has when browsing through this book of Lowry's family
snapshots and reading her lively commentary on them. . . . The author's
voice comes through strongly as she shares both her happiest and
saddest times. . . . Much more intimate and personal than many traditional
memories, this work makes readers feel that Lowry is an old friend."
--School Library Journal, September 1998
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