Grace: A Fictional Memoir
Worth buying if: You enjoy books that deliberately blur the boundary between memoir and fiction.
Skip it if: You want a straightforward nonfiction memoir with verifiable life writing.
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Summary
Published by St. Martin’s Press in 1998, this 228-page book presents itself as a fictional memoir. Its title foregrounds the tension between documentary suggestion and imaginative storytelling.
Why this book now
Its hybrid form offers a focused way to consider how memoir’s claims can be reshaped through fiction.
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- You enjoy books that deliberately blur the boundary between memoir and fiction.
- You are curious about how a fictional memoir frames questions of truth and invention.
- You want a straightforward nonfiction memoir with verifiable life writing.
- You prefer books whose genre and narrative contract are immediately conventional.
- You are specifically hunting for the newest framing rather than a backlist perspective.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780307440075
Worth buying if: You enjoy books that deliberately blur the boundary between memoir and fiction.
Skip it if: You want a straightforward nonfiction memoir with verifiable life writing.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At 228 pages, it is a moderate-length read suited to a concentrated engagement with its fictional-memoir form.
What stands out here
This record identifies the 1998 St. Martin’s Press edition at 228 pages.
Best way to approach it
Read it with attention to the deliberate interplay between the words “fictional” and “memoir” in its title.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780307440075
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