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Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1972.
Description
The beloved author of A Wrinkle in Time takes an introspective look at her life and muses on creativity in this memoir, the first of her Crosswicks Journals. Every so often I need OUT. . . . My special place is a small brook in a green glade, a circle of quiet from which there is no visible sign of human beings. . . . I sit there, dangling my legs and looking through the foliage at the sky reflected in the water, and things slowly come back into perspective....
Author
Series
Crosswicks journal volume Book 3
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
c1977
Description
The bestselling author of A Wrinkle in Time contemplates the true meaning of faith in the third installment of her series of memoirs. L'Engle has long captivated and provoked readers by exploring the intersection of science and religion in her work. In this intimate memoir, the award-winning author uncovers how her spiritual convictions inform and enrich the everyday. The Irrational Season follows the liturgical year from one Advent to the next,...
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
This elegant and insightful biography of Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) was written by her granddaughters, Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Léna Roy. Using never-before-seen archival materials that include photographs, poems, letters, and journal entries from when Madeleine was a child until just after the publication of her classic, A Wrinkle in Time, her granddaughters weave together an in-depth and unique view of the famous writer. It is a story of...
Author
Series
Crosswicks journal volume 2
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
[1995], c1974
Description
A poignant meditation on the bonds between mothers and daughters-and the inescapable effects of time-from the author of A Wrinkle in Time. In the second memoir of her Crosswicks Journals, Madeleine L'Engle chronicles a season of extremes. Four generations of family have gathered at Crosswicks, her Connecticut farmhouse, to care for L'Engle's ninety-year-old mother. As summer days fade to sleepless nights, her mother's health rapidly declines and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pub. Date
1988
Description
In the final memoir of her Crosswicks Journals, the author of A Wrinkle in Time paints an intimate portrait of her forty-year marriage. A long-term marriage has to move beyond chemistry to compatibility, to friendship, to companionship. As Newbery Medal winner Madeleine L'Engle describes a relationship characterized by compassion, respect, and growth, as well as challenge and conflict, she beautifully evokes the life she and her husband, actor Hugh...
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
This middle-grade biography explores the life and works of Madeleine L'Engle written by her granddaughters coming just in time for the all-new A Wrinkle in Time film, directed by Ava DuVernay and featuring a multi-racial cast (release date: March 9, 2018).
Author
Publisher
Convergent Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
In this classic book, Madeleine L'Engle addresses the questions, What makes art Christian? What does it mean to be a Christian artist? What is the relationship between faith and art? Through L'Engle's beautiful and insightful essay, readers will find themselves called to what the author views as the prime tasks of an artist: to listen, to remain aware, and to respond to creation through one's own art.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
The Making Of A Wrinkle In Time is a perfect companion to Disney's upcoming movie adaptation of the timeless novel! This keepsake book takes readers behind the scenes of the film, complete with interviews, photographs, and details about production, costumes, characters, and the world of Wrinkle and its author, Madeleine L'Engle. Highly visual, entertaining, and informative, The Making of A Wrinkle In Time is perfect for moviegoers and fans of this...
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"When Madeleine L'Engle was very small, she marvelled at the stars. They guided her throughout her life, making her feel part of a big and exciting world, even when she felt alone. They made her want to ask big questions-Why are we here? What is my place in the universe?-and let her imagination take flight. Books, too, were like stars-asking questions and proposing answers. Books kept Madeleine company, and soon, she began to write and share her own....