Swallowing the Sea: On Writing & Ambition, Boredom, Purity & Secrecy by Lee Upton

Swallowing the Sea: On Writing & Ambition, Boredom, Purity & Secrecy

Lee Upton

156 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction challenging reflective medium-paced
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This is an inspiring book about writing and - more unusually - a book that honors ambition. Upton explores forces that threaten our ability to fulfill the most daring aspirations, and she examines ambition's adjuncts, including failure, boredom, a...

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