At Seventy: A Journal

At Seventy: A Journal

"Prolific poet and novelist, author of six nonfiction books and heaped with academic honors, Sarton has fashioned her journals, â€˜sonatasâ€™ as she calls them, into a distinctive literary form: relaxed yet shapely, a silky weave of reflection, sensuous observation and record of her daily round, with the reader made companion to her inmost thoughts. . . . Itâ€™s a book rich in warmth, perceptiveness and reassurance.â€ â€•Publishers Weekly
May Sartonâ€•poet, novelist, and chroniclerâ€•occupies a special place in American letters. This new journal chronicles the year that began on May 3, 1982, her seventieth birthday. At her home in Maine, she savors â€œthe experience of being alive in this beautiful place,â€ reflecting on nature, friends, and work. â€œWhy is it good to be old?â€ she was asked at one of her lectures. â€œBecause,â€ she said, â€œI am more myself than I have ever been.â€

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