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Alone with a Book: On Reading, Writing, and Looking

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A luminous exploration of the transformative experience of close reading from “one of the greatest stylists alive” (Ron Charles, The Washington Post)

In this rich and deeply engaging collection of interconnected essays, Tessa Hadley reflects on a lifetime of reading with the clarity and perceptiveness that have made her one of the most respected names in contemporary fiction. Hadley charts her development as a lover of literature from a book-mad childhood shaped by libraries and imaginary wo...