Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory by Sarah Polley Pap

Description: Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description In this extraordinary book, Polley explores what it is to live in ones body, in a constant state of becoming, learning and changing. [Polley is] a stunningly sophisticated observer of the world and an imperfect witness to the truth. New York Times Publisher Description Fascinating, harrowing, courageous, and deeply felt, these explorations of "dangerous stories", harmful past events and trials of the soul speak to all whove encountered dark waters and have had to navigate them. Margaret AtwoodSarah Polleys work as an actor, screenwriter and director is celebrated for its honesty, complexity and deep humanity. She brings all those qualities, along with her exquisite storytelling skills, to these six essays. Each one captures a piece of Polleys life as she remembers it, while at the same time examining the fallibility of memory and the embodied reactions of children and women adapting and surviving. The guiding light is the possibility of experiencing the past anew, as the person she is now but was not then.In this extraordinary book, Polley explores what it is to live in ones body, in a constant state of becoming, learning and changing. As she was advised after a catastrophic head injury - if we relinquish our protective crouch and run towards the danger, then life can be reset, reshaped and lived afresh.[Polley is] a stunningly sophisticated observer of the world and an imperfect witness to the truth. New York Times Author Biography Sarah Polley is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, director and actor. After making short films, Polley made her feature-length directorial debut with the drama film Away from Her in 2006. She received an Oscar nomination for the screenplay, which shed adapted from the Alice Munro story The Bear Came Over the Mountain. Her other projects include the documentary film Stories We Tell (2012), which won the New York Film Critics Circle prize and the National Board of Review award for best documentary; the miniseries adaptation of Margaret Atwoods novel Alias Grace (2017); and the romantic comedy Take This Waltz (2011). Her latest project is Women Talking (2023) - starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw and Frances McDormand - which she adapted from Miriam Toews novel of the same name. As a child she starred in the long-running childrens series Road to Avonlea and in Terry Gilliams The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Details ISBN 1914613295 ISBN-13 9781914613296 Title Run Towards the Danger Author Sarah Polley Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 272 Edition 2nd Publisher Duckworth Books GE_Item_ID:140659421; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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