Art and Madness: A Memoir of Lust Without Reason, (Paperback)

from kgallagher625

This is a beautifully written memoir about the author's life in the 50's and early 60's when she was in her 20's. She, like many women of her generation, wanted to be part of the literary scene of the time, and could imagine no other way to do that than to become a male writer's caretaker/muse. T...

from sentimental13

Writers will understand this book. If you enjoy the avant garde and the wildly interesting--if not mad and wild--side of the mid 20th century, this book is worth the read. Roiphe weaves together a series vignettes from her youth out of chronological order. Her story describes her desire to write,...

from IsolaBlue

It is always interesting when one writes a memoir about a period in their life long ago. Roiphe - a beautiful writer - seems to remember certain scenes very well. They spill from her pen onto the pages like tears. But what stands out for the reader is Roiphe's sadness about the entire time period...

from Doubledaypub

If you can imagine Betty Draper's second husband being Jack Kerouac, then you would sort of have the picture of what this gorgeously written memoir is like. Anne Roiphe perfectly captures the New York City literary scene in the sixties, still a time when women put their dreams on hold in order to...

from michigantrumpet

I have been of two minds about this book - being so conflicted that I held off on my review until I had a chance to read the book again. From the outset, let me say I loved the dreamlike, disjointed and free-flowing quality of her writing style. Isn't this exactly how our memories come to us? Her...