Devotion: A Memoir

Devotion: A Memoir

by Dani Shapiro
Devotion: A Memoir

Devotion: A Memoir

by Dani Shapiro

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Overview

“I was immensely moved by this elegant book, which reminded me . . . that all of us...must face down the big spiritual questions of life.” —Elizabeth Gilbert, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love

Dani Shapiro, the acclaimed author of the novel Black and White and the New York Times bestselling memoir Inheritance has written a searching and timeless new memoir that examines the fundamental questions that wake women in the middle of the night, and grapples with the ways faith, prayer, and devotion affect everyday life. Devotion is sure to appeal to all those dealing with the trials and tribulations of what Carl Jung called “the afternoon of life.”

“Devotion’s biggest triumph is its voice: funny and unpretentious, concrete and earthy—appealing to skeptics and believers alike. This is a gripping, beautiful story.” —Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer prize winning author of The Candy House

“An insightful and penetrating memoir that readers will instantly identify with . . . Absorbing, intimate, direct and profound. . . . a satisfying journey.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Shapiro’s journey is a deeply reflective one, and her struggles are as complex as they are insightful, philosophical, and universally human.” —Booklist, starred review

“Eloquently told and unflinchingly honest.” —Jeannette Walls, New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle

“Dani Shapiro's novels and nonfiction are always rich in honesty and intelligence, about the psyche and lost hearts and families, about messes and shame and what calls us to transcend.” —Anne Lamott, New York Times bestselling author of Grace (Eventually)

“Beautiful, wry and moving.” —Amy Bloom, New York Times bestselling author of Away

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780061966132
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 02/27/2024
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 260
Sales rank: 303,856
File size: 669 KB

About the Author

About The Author

Dani Shapiro is the author of the novels Black & White and Family History and the bestselling memoir Slow Motion. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Granta, Tin House, Elle, Vogue, O, and other publications.

Hometown:

Bethlehem, Connecticut

Date of Birth:

April 10, 1962

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

Education:

B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 1987, M.F.A., 1989

What People are Saying About This

Jennifer Egan

“I was on the verge of tears more than once in the course of Dani Shapiro’s impeccably structured spiritual odyssey. But Devotion’s biggest triumph is its voice: funny and unpretentious, concrete and earthy-appealing to skeptics and believers alike. This is a gripping, beautiful story.”

Amy Bloom

“This is a beautiful, wry and moving story about one intelligent woman’s journey into her own life, to the corners where intelligence doesn’t always help.”

Jesse Kornbluth

“The one book that anyone over, say, 35 needs to read right now.”

Elizabeth Gilbert

“I was immensely moved by this elegant book, which reminded me all over again that all of us-at some point or another-must buck up our courage and face down the big spiritual questions of life, death, love, loss and surrender.”

Jeannette Walls

“Dani Shapiro takes readers on an intense journey in search of meaning and peace. Her story of hope is eloquently told and unflinchingly honest.”

Anne Lamott

“Dani Shapiro’s novels and nonfiction are always rich in honesty and intelligence, about the psyche and lost hearts and families, about messes and shame and what calls us to transcend.”

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