
Title:
Beyond this harbor : adventurous tales of the heart
Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date:
2023
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
©2023
Physical Description:
x, 336 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9780525659020
Abstract:
"A memoir of an extraordinary life--poet, international human rights activist, founding member of Amnesty International USA, journalist, hostess, famous beauty, foreign policy advisor; friend to politicians, movie stars, the legendary; discoverer of Philip Roth, longtime wife of Bill Styron and together, America's literary golden couple at home and abroad"--Amazon.com
Contents:
Chile -- Baltimore and beyond -- Meeting Bill: before and after -- Settling in Roxbury -- Roxbury years -- Buying the vineyard house -- Friendships -- Roman holiday with family -- Nat Turner, Frankfurt, Moscow, Uzbekistan -- Amnesty International -- More wildlife adventures -- The Council on Foreign Relations -- Reebok and Human Rights Watch and Amnesty -- My Orwellian year -- Intrique in Eastern Europe -- The best of friends: Kay Graham, "Les girls", Mike Wallace, and Art Buchwald -- Poetry's return, Belfast, Doolin, Dublin -- The Women's Refugee Commssion -- Impromptu dinner parties, Martha's Veneyard, and Havana -- Bill's second depression -- Bill's burial and memorial -- Past missions and moving forward -- Selling Roxbury, life on the vineyard full-time -- Vineyard celebrations.
Genre:
Language:
English