Banana Rose by Natalie Goldberg (English) Paperback Book

Description: Banana Rose by Natalie Goldberg Moving to a commune, a Brooklyn-born Jewish girl, Nell Schwartz, establishes a new identity for herself and falls madly in love with a horn player named Gauguin and a Nebraska farm-raised artist named Anna. Reprint. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The bestselling novel from the beloved author of Writing Down the Bones, Wild Mind, and Long Quiet Highway is now available in paperback for the first time.With a half-million copies in print of her three remarkable books of nonfiction, Natalie Goldberg has inspired a generation of writers with her insight, humor, and empathy.Subtly hilarious and achingly raw, her first novel Banana Rose has rewarded her devoted fans while attracting a whole new readership to her work.Banana Rose is the story of Nell Schwartz, a Brooklyn-born Jewish girl who moves to the Taos of communes and sweet cedar smoke, transforms herself into Banana Rose (because shes "bananas"), falls in love with a horn player named Gauguin, and believes they can stop time if they just love hard enough.Its also about Nell and Anna, a strange-eyed writer as lonely as the Nebraska farm where she grew up, whose kisses taste like raspberries and who teaches Nell what it means to be an artist.But most of all, Banana Rose is about Nells struggle with her own wild heart, with the demands of canvas and paint, with her family and faith, and with her irrepressible longing for home. Author Biography Natalie Goldberg lives in northern New Mexico and is the author of Writing Down the Bones, Wild Mind, Long Quiet Highway, Banana Rose, and Living Color, a book about her work as a painter. She teaches writing in workshops nationwide. Review "Banana Rose is one book you wont put down til the end."--Rocky Mountain News"Banana Rose explodes with wit and vision."--Indianapolis News Review Quote "Banana Roseis one book you wont put down til the end."--Rocky Mountain News "Banana Roseexplodes with wit and vision."--Indianapolis News Details ISBN055337513X Author Natalie Goldberg Short Title BANANA ROSE Pages 384 Language English ISBN-10 055337513X ISBN-13 9780553375138 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 813.54 Year 1997 Imprint Bantam USA Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Residence Taos, NM, US DOI 10.1604/9780553375138 AU Release Date 1997-03-01 NZ Release Date 1997-03-01 US Release Date 1997-03-01 UK Release Date 1997-03-01 Birth 1930 Affiliation Nottingham Trent University Position Author Qualifications Ph.D. Publisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc Publication Date 1997-03-01 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:8027905;

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