Banana Rose

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Ebook en format EPUB. Disponible pour téléchargement immédiat après la commande.

Protection:
Filigrane

Année de parution:
2011

ISBN-13: 9781453224588

<DIV><DIV><b>A young woman journeys from New Mexico to the Midwest, trying to make sense of her life as an artist and how it meshes with her family, faith, and inner self</b></div><DIV>Nell Schwartz is a Brooklyn-born Jewish girl who reinvents herself in the communes of Taos, renaming herself Banana Rose&mdash;because she&rsquo;s &ldquo;bananas.&rdquo; But Nell struggles with her inner fears and desires, the demands of the artist&rsquo;s life, and the irrepressible call of home.</div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV>While living in New Mexico, Nell falls in love with and marries a free-spirited horn player named Gauguin. They travel east to experience city life, and then to the Midwest to be closer to family, but their tempestuous relationship cools as Nell&rsquo;s free-spiritedness and Jewishness seem under constant scrutiny. For solace, Nell turns to her friend Anna, a writer who teaches Nell what it means to be an artist. Nell is slowly transformed by love, loss, and art, gaining a new sense of self.</div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV>This ebook features an illustrated biography of Natalie Goldberg, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&rsquo;s personal collection.</div></div>