| Home Before Dark: A Biographical Memoir of John Cheever by His Daughter Contributor(s): Cheever, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0671028502 ISBN-13: 9780671028503 Publisher: Washington Square Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Rich & Famous |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Contemporary Classics (Washington Square Press) |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.58" W x 8.52" (0.81 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Home Before Dark, Susan Cheever, daughter of the famously talented writer John Cheever, uses previously unpublished letters, journals, and her own precious memories to create a candid and insightful tribute to her father. While producing some of the most beloved and celebrated American literature of this century, John Cheever wrestled with personal demons that deeply affected his family life as well as his career. In this poignant memoir of a man driven by boundless genius and ambition, Susan Cheever writes with heartwrenching honesty of family life with the father, the writer, and the remarkable man she loved |
Contributor Bio(s): Cheever, Susan: - Susan Cheever is the bestselling author of thirteen previous books, including five novels and the memoirs Note Found in a Bottle and Home Before Dark. Her work has been nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award and won the Boston Globe Winship Medal. She is a Guggenheim Fellow, a member of the Corporation of Yaddo, and a member of the Author's Guild Council. She teaches in the Bennington College M.F.A. program. She lives in New York City with her family. |