{"product_id":"the-left-handed-story-nancy-willard-9780472069996","title":"The Left-Handed Story: Writing and the Writer's Life","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for Nancy Willard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Willard's invention and lyricism, the splash of her wit, the glancing slyness of her dialogue, all have the fresh breath of a first-rate writer.\"\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Willard's gift for seamlessly mixing the magical and the mundane puts her in the company of Anne Tyler.\"\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lilting, wacky, wistful . . . Willard possesses a delightfully wry voice, but she also has an ear for whimsy.\"\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Imagine Marc Chagall as a novelist---creating works entirely of gorgeous, sunlit water and magical, poignant creatures---and you'll have an idea what it's like to read Sister Water.\"\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Left-Handed Story\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning poet, novelist, and children's author Nancy Willard presents an eclectic collection of essays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpounding on topics as diverse as the many muses of writers, fairy tales, the origins and meaning of inspiration, and the astonishing and mysterious powers of the litany form in poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Left-Handed Story\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to writers, avid readers, and established fans of Willard's work. Also included here is an interview with Harry Roseman, an assistant to the artist and filmmaker Joseph Cornell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy Willard is the author of two novels, \u003ci\u003eThings Invisible to See\u003c\/i\u003e (Knopf 1984) and \u003ci\u003eSister Water\u003c\/i\u003e (Knopf 1993), and eleven books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eSwimming Lessons: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (Knopf 1998). She has been awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts in both fiction and poetry, and her book \u003ci\u003eA Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers\u003c\/i\u003e (Harcourt 1981) was awarded the Newbery Medal. She teaches in the English department at Vassar College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Willard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472069993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472069996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.44w x 0.45d","brand":"Nancy Willard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096683127039,"sku":"9780472069996","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-left-handed-story-nancy-willard-9780472069996","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}