Looking Back: A Book of Memories - Softcover

Lowry, Lois

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0385326998 ISBN 13: 9780385326995

Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2000

Synopsis

People are constantly asking two-time Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry where she gets her ideas. In this fascinating memoir, Lowry answers this question, 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.

About this title

About the Author

Lois Lowry has twice won the prestigious Newbery Medal, for Number the Stars and The Giver. Ms. Lowry skillfully infuses her family photographs with memories, stories, and imagination.

From the Back Cover

People are constantly asking Newbery medalist Lois Lowry where she gets her ideas. In this fascinating memoir, Lowry answers this question through her recollections of childhood friends and through 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 passage called life. Lowry's fans, and 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.

From the Inside Flap

onstantly asking two-time Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry where she gets her ideas. In this fascinating memoir, Lowry answers this question, 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.

Reviews

Introducing each section of this memoir with an excerpt from one of her novels, the author "unfolds her history in a glorious arc, invisibly threading its parts into a unified whole. Her connection of the everyday details of her life to the larger scope of her work adds a new dimension to her novels," said PW in a boxed review. All ages. (Mar.)
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Edition details

• Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385326998
• ISBN 13: 9780385326995
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192