Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2011. 8th printing. 8vo. 199pp. Near fine in like jacket. This copy from the library of author Anne Rice, inscribed and dated 2012 on the ffep, with several passages underlined and tabbed throughout the text and some notes in the margins. Her signature is accompanied with the label, "Always searching"
Anne Rice's spiritual and religious journey is intricately tied to her writing. Rice grew up in the Catholic Church, but identified as atheist for most of her adult life. She returned to the Catholicism in 1998 following a near death experience. In 2004, she nearly died again from an intestinal blockage, a common complication of gastric bypass surgery which she'd had the previous year. Although she was strong in her Catholic convictions, she did not agree with Church's stances on social issues - particularly marriage equality and women's health. Item #8947
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