"Astonishes in its honesty. . . . What greater gift can a memoir bring than a self revealed in all its grubby particulars?"  -Rebecca Pepper Sinkler,  The Washington Post Book World "A diary of a day that encapsulates the memories, reflections, and yearnings of a lifetime as gracefully as a Fabergé egg captures spring sunlight in its tiny interior."  - Kirkus Reviews "For Grumbach, living is an adventure on the magic carpet ride of memory, reverie, and imagination.  Life in a Day  affirms the ripples of meaning which can emanate out of simple rituals, happenings, and activities." -Frederic A. Brussat,  Body Mind Spirit "[ Life in a Day ] illuminates the way memory has woven itself into the fabric of a rich life. . . . To spend a day with [Grumbach] is rewarding."  -Patricia Roth Schwartz,  Lambda Book Report "[A] wise and lovely little book."  -Barbara Holliday,  Detroit Free Press "This is a profoundly optimistic book: a validation of the strength and the tranquility to be found within the confines of the human mind."  - Publishers Weekly , starred review Astonishes in its honesty. . . . What greater gift can a memoir bring than a self revealed in all its grubby particulars? -Rebecca Pepper Sinkler, The Washington Post Book World "A diary of a day that encapsulates the memories, reflections, and yearnings of a lifetime as gracefully as a Fabergé egg captures spring sunlight in its tiny interior." - Kirkus Reviews "For Grumbach, living is an adventure on the magic carpet ride of memory, reverie, and imagination. Life in a Day affirms the ripples of meaning which can emanate out of simple rituals, happenings, and activities." -Frederic A. Brussat, Body Mind Spirit "[ Life in a Day ] illuminates the way memory has woven itself into the fabric of a rich life. . . . To spend a day with [Grumbach] is rewarding." -Patricia Roth Schwartz, Lambda Book Report "[A] wise and lovely little book." -Barbara Holliday, Detroit Free Press "This is a profoundly optimistic book: a validation of the strength and the tranquility to be found within the confines of the human mind." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review Doris Grumbach is author of Coming into the End Zone, Extra Innings , and Fifty Days of Solitude , among other books. She has also been a contributing editor to The New Republic and The New York Times Book Review , and a book reviewer for National Public Radio. She lives in Maine. Used Book in Good Condition