| | |  | Books | Home » » » On the Wing: A Young American Abroad | | | | | | | Description: | | Vivid, immediate, and irreverent, a memoir of a young woman's coming-of-age in London during the 1950's. "This is a terrific memoir that is more than a memoir; it is also a portrait of a group of people (actors, writers, filmmakers). But, more interesting still is the portrait Nora Sayre gives of her self as a young woman trying to find her way in the world--trying to discover her own fate." Wendy LesserWhen Nora Sayre arrived in London she quickly joined a circle of artists, many of them blacklisted Americans. On the Wing is a wry, elegant, and exacting account of an extraordinary group of people --Graham Greene, Oona and Charlie Chaplin, Tyrone Power, Cyril Connolly, A. J. Liebling, and many more. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Nora Sayre | | Paperback:
| 256 pages | | Publisher:
| Counterpoint | | Publication Date:
| 2002-07 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1582432147 | | Product Length:
| 7.92 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.16 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.59 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.57 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.92 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.16 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.59 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.57 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 1 reviews |
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A Young Woman Abroad with Colorful Friends!Sep 22, 2006
By Sylviastel
I will tell you the truth that I only purchased this book because of the author's relationship with Mai Zetterling which was platonic. I was fascinated by Mai's life ever since I saw her in The Witches. I read her autobiography but I wanted to know more about her life. Well, the author knew Mai Zetterling very well and her children. I felt that the author should have had an index for all the name dropping that goes on. Nora Sayre was young and promising woman when she left New York for London where she writes about her memoirs. The book is written to include names of celebrities and other memorable characters. I liked this book because it also offered a side to Mai Zetterling who I think is forgotten by the film community. She was a remarkable woman who admitted failing as a mother. Mai didn't want children and had her daughter and son, Etienne Lemkow and Dr. Louis Lemkow Zetterling with Tutte Lemkow. She was a character beloved by people like Nora Sayre. The book is well-written and and an easy read but needs an index.
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