The Faraway Nearby

Rebecca Solnit's memoir explores family, empathy, and storytelling, drawing from an unexpected inheritance of apricots and weaving her own story into fairy tales and the lives of others.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 07 July 2022
Publisher: Granta Books

A reissue of this inspiring and heartbreaking memoir about family, empathy, and the stories we tell about ourselves and others. Gifts come in many guises. One summer, Rebecca Solnit was given three boxes of ripening apricots, fruit from a neglected tree that her mother, gradually succumbing to memory loss, could no longer tend to. In this courageous, heartbreaking memoir, Solnit draws from this unexpected inheritance, weaving her own story into fairy tales and the lives of others. Encompassing the Marquis de Sade and Mary Shelley, explorers and monsters, a library of water in Iceland, and the depths of the Grand Canyon, The Faraway Nearby is a meditation on family, empathy, and the art of storytelling from a writer of limitless talent and imagination.

Rebecca Solnit's memoir, "The Faraway Nearby," is a powerful exploration of family, empathy, and storytelling. In the summer of one year, Solnit received three boxes of ripening apricots from a neglected tree that her mother could no longer tend to. These apricots became a source of inspiration for Solnit, as she weaves her own story into fairy tales and the lives of others. The memoir encompasses a wide range of topics, including the Marquis de Sade and Mary Shelley, explorers and monsters, a library of water in Iceland, and the depths of the Grand Canyon. Through her writing, Solnit delves into the complexities of family relationships, the power of empathy, and the art of storytelling. She demonstrates a limitless talent and imagination as she brings these diverse elements together to create a thought-provoking and deeply moving memoir. "The Faraway Nearby" is a testament to Solnit's ability to capture the essence of human experience and to inspire readers to think critically about the world around them.

Dimension: 198 x 129 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781783787364