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Limbo - by  A Manette Ansay (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Limbo - by A Manette Ansay (Paperback)

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  • Author(s): A Manette Ansay
  • 288 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, Literary Figures

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About the Book



The author describes her early dream of becoming a concert pianist, the mysterious muscle disorder that forced her to give up that plan and led to confinement in a wheelchair, and her discovery of the wonderful world of writing.



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From childhood, acclaimed novelist A. Manette Ansay trained to become a concert pianist. But when she was nineteen, a mysterious muscle disorder forced her to give up the piano, and by twenty-one, she couldn't grip a pen or walk across a room. She entered a world of limbo, one in which no one could explain what was happening to her or predict what the future would hold.

At twenty-three, beginning a whole new life in a motorized wheelchair, Ansay made a New Year's resolution to start writing fiction, rediscovering the sense of passion and purpose she thought she had lost for good.

Thirteen years later, still without a firm diagnosis or prognosis, Ansay reflects on the ways in which the unraveling of one life can plant the seeds of another, and considers how her own physical limbo has challenged--in ways not necessarily bad--her most fundamental assumptions about life and faith.

Luminously written, Limbo is a brilliant and moving testimony to the resilience of the human spirit.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.14 Inches (H) x 5.34 Inches (W) x .72 Inches (D)
Weight: .48 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Literary Figures
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Number of Pages: 288
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback
Author: A Manette Ansay
Language: English
Street Date: September 17, 2002
TCIN: 93674423
UPC: 9780380732876
Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-7890
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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  • A: Before writing, the author trained as a concert pianist but had to give up due to her condition.

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Q: What kind of life experiences does the author reflect on?

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