Manhattan, when I Was Young
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.52 (603 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140232230 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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From Publishers Weekly New York Times editor Cantwell recalls the triumphs and tribulations of her early adulthood in Greenwich Village of the '50s and '60s. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
With Manhattan, When I Was Young, Mary Gantwell, a former writer and editor at Mademoiselle and Vogue and now a writer at the New York Times, gives us an elegant and lyrical autobiographical account of a time and place that for some exists only in imagination. But this is a life as it was actually lived, with romance, passion, and no little share of pain. The world Cantwell inhabits - that of magazine and book publishing and fashion and the middle-class bohemia of downtown New York at a golden moment in time - is brought beautifully to life in a memoir that is sure to bring her new readers and renewed acclaim.. Set in five different apartments in Manhattan, each one with its own character and charm, Cantwell's story winds through its phases, from single working girl to young wife and mother, from career choices and divorce to rediscovery
"Favorite author" according to K. Brown. One of my favorite authors talking about her favorite city. "Interesting Memoir Recording A More Accessible NYC" according to nomdeplume. Ms. Cantwell depicts a NYC that actually opened its arms to those who strove to succeed. We know this as the American Dream; in today's economy, it's hard to catch a break no matter how hard you try.Her husband wants to get a new job; he quits his old one (despite his parents rightly pointing out it's safer to keep your current one while you look). He then finds a new job, just like that! Imagine that! It's hard to imagine in this economy, but Mary also can just walk into a magazine and ask to get a job, or tell her boss no. I hope Cantwell writes another book of this period in NYC I read this book a few years ago and LOVED it tremendously, declaring it my new favorite book, which is why I owe it a (belated) 5-star ranking. If it had been written in the '50s and early '60s - the time span she covers - it would have enjoyed as much or more success as the "single women in the city" books of the late '90s (Bridget, Girl's Guide, Sex in the City). However, written as a memoir it is even more mesmerizing in it's evocation of a heady, romantic time in Manhattan - nothing like the coldness of today's Sex in