The Journal Keeper

This personal memoir "reminds us that there is no such thing as an ordinary moment, and certainly no such thing as an ordinary life." --Elizabeth Gilbert, author of *Eat, Pray, Love*

The Journal Keeper is an openhearted, unflinchingly honest memoir of six years in Phyllis Theroux's life as she ages into her sixties. Reflecting deeply on both her practice as a writer and her personal experiences, she culls from the journals she carefully keeps to create a compelling narrative describing the void left by the passing of her remarkable mother--as well as the joyful surprise of a new love. A natural storyteller, she touches on subjects that occupy us all: loss, loneliness, growing old, financial worries, spiritual growth, and caring for an aging parent.

"[Theroux] excels at closely observed and elegantly expressed portraits of domestic life . . . a lovely writer . . . The best thing about The Journal Keeper is the way it leaves us hopeful--and expectant--about what will happen next." -- The Christian Science Monitor

"Theroux seems to possess a certain calmness and wisdom . . . [ The Journal Keeper ] is full of small, lyrical insights." -- The Washington Post