The connections and interconnections of past and presentâ€“â€“the realization that life is a whole continuously echoing back to the past and unfolding toward the

The Gift: Novel

The connections and interconnections of past and presentâ€“â€“the realization that life is a whole continuously echoing back to the past and unfolding toward the futureâ€“â€“were sources of the strength, renewal, and joy celebrated in H.D.'sÂ TrilogyÂ and, in a differing, but no less real way, inÂ The Giftâ€“â€“her novelistic memoir of childhood.Â

In recapturing her memories of being a very little girl in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and later on a country place outside Philadelphia, H.D. "let the story tell itself or the child tell it." It is this voice or child's-eye view that lendsÂ The GiftÂ its special charm as H.D. recreates the ordinary and extraordinary occasions of her early youth, the nightmares and delights. A road-company presentation ofÂ Uncle Tom's Cabin, Christmas Eve with its particular family ritual, a family outing, a disturbing accidentâ€“â€“the happenings and incidents, perceptions and misconceptions with which a child's life is crowded are the substance of this most winning book. As she did for the H.D. novelÂ HERmione, H.D.'s daughter, Perdita Schaffner, provides a fine introduction.
Country USA
Manufacturer New Directions
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 1982-11-17
Format Kindle eBook

The Gift: Novel