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From the author of "The Binding Chair", this follow-up to memoir "The Kiss" explores the bonds of motherhood between four generations. When Kathryn Harrison was a little girl, her young mother left her in the care of her British grandmother who was raised in Shanghai. To Kathryn, her mother's mother seemed an almost unimaginably powerful figure: an imperious arbiter of good taste and a master storyteller, who, when coaxed, might reveal stories of a magic and vanished world. She jilted an array of suitable men before concluding that she was not quite modern enough to have a baby without a husband. At the age of 43 she finally married, and the fruit of this union, Harrison's mother, was no more interested than she in being bound by convention. An occasional witness to her daughter's growth to adulthood, she would appear sporadically in film-star clothes and urge unwanted glamour on her shy child. Harrison grew up a spectator of the remarkable, striving to comprehend these women and yet find her own way to live. In this touching memoir, Harrison writes of the ties that bind mothers to their children - and the forces that can drive them apart. She ponders the legacy of storytelling she inherited from her grandmother, and peers into the deep well of family history from which she draws inspiration for her novels. Reconsidering her past as she watches her own children grow, she recalls the thrilling risk of shoplifting; the longing for perfection that resulted in a fierce eating disorder; and the thunderous fights that showed how impossible and how necessary it was to leave home. "Seeking Rapture" conveys the aching tenderness Harrison feels toward her children, and her awe of their imaginary worlds that no adult can enter. The evocative book will awaken readers to sift through their own sense of motherhood, loss and regeneration as it chronicles the unforgettable episodes that form the drama of domestic life.
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Kathryn Harrison is the author of the novels THE BINDING CHAIR, EXPOSURE, A THOUSAND ORANGE TREES, and the memoir THE KISS, all available from Fourth Estate. She lives in New York with her husband, the novelist Colin Harrison, and their children.
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On Harrison's first memoir, THE KISS: 'One of the most startling books you are ever likely to read.' Gill Hornby, Observer 'I couldn't stop reading this. I'll never stop remembering it.' Mary Karr, author of The Liar's Club 'An unforgettable tale, a work of searing honesty, of immaculate literature.' Kate Figes, Independent on Sunday 'Remarkable for its candour, but also for its elegance, its sense of morality and its generosity of spirit.' Eliza Charlton, Sunday Telegraph 'Harrison writes like an angel.' Penny Perrick, The Times 'Remarkably moving.' Penelope Mortimer, Daily Telegraph 'Heartfelt, extraordinary ... This is a book that, once read, refuses to go away.' Marie Claire
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- PublisherFourth Estate
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0007143184
- ISBN 13 9780007143184
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages211
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 416 pages. From the author of The Binding Chair, this follow- up to memoir The Kiss explores the bonds of motherhood between fo ur generations. When Kathryn Harrison was a little girl, her youn g mother left her in the care of her British grandmother who was raised in Shanghai. To Kathryn, her mother's mother seemed an alm ost unimaginably powerful figure: an imperious arbiter of good ta ste and a master storyteller, who, when coaxed, might reveal stor ies of a magic and vanished world. She jilted an array of suitabl e men before concluding that she was not quite modern enough to h ave a baby without a husband. At the age of 43 she finally marrie d, and the fruit of this union, Harrison's mother, was no more in terested than she in being bound by convention. An occasional wit ness to her daughter's growth to adulthood, she would appear spor adically in film-star clothes and urge unwanted glamour on her sh y child. Harrison grew up a spectator of the remarkable, striving to comprehend these women and yet find her own way to live. In t his touching memoir, Harrison writes of the ties that bind mother s to their children - and the forces that can drive them apart. S he ponders the legacy of storytelling she inherited from her gran dmother, and peers into the deep well of family history from whic h she draws inspiration for her novels. Reconsidering her past as she watches her own children grow, she recalls the thrilling ris k of shoplifting; the longing for perfection that resulted in a f ierce eating disorder; and the thunderous fights that showed how impossible and how necessary it was to leave home. Seeking Raptur e conveys the aching tenderness Harrison feels toward her childre n, and her awe of their imaginary worlds that no adult can enter. The evocative book will awaken readers to sift through their own sense of motherhood, loss and regeneration as it chronicles the unforgettable episodes that form the drama of domestic life. Edi torial Reviews Review On Harrison's first memoir, THE KISS: 'One of the most startling books you are ever likely to read.' Gill H ornby, Observer 'I couldn't stop reading this. I'll never stop re membering it.' Mary Karr, author of The Liar's Club 'An unforgett able tale, a work of searing honesty, of immaculate literature.' Kate Figes, Independent on Sunday 'Remarkable for its candour, bu t also for its elegance, its sense of morality and its generosity of spirit.' Eliza Charlton, Sunday Telegraph 'Harrison writes li ke an angel.' Penny Perrick, The Times 'Remarkably moving.' Penel ope Mortimer, Daily Telegraph 'Heartfelt, extraordinary . This is a book that, once read, refuses to go away.' Marie Claire --Th is text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. About the Author Kathryn Harrison is the author of the no vels THE BINDING CHAIR, EXPOSURE, A THOUSAND ORANGE TREES, and th e memoir THE KISS, all available from Fourth Estate. She lives in New York with her husband, the novelist Colin Harrison, and thei r children. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Seller Inventory # 853g
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