num_pages: 140
description: "Astonishes in its honesty. . . . What greater gift can a memoir bring than a self revealed in all its grubby particulars?" -Rebecca Pepper Sinkler,  The Washington Post Book World"A diary of a day that encapsulates the memories, reflections, and yearnings of a lifetime as gracefully as a Fabergé egg captures spring sunlight in its tiny interior." - Kirkus Reviews"For Grumbach, living is an adventure on the magic carpet ride of memory, reverie, and imagination.  Life in a Day  affirms the ripples of meaning which can emanate out of simple rituals, happenings, and activities."-Frederic A. Brussat,  Body Mind Spirit"[ Life in a Day ] illuminates the way memory has woven itself into the fabric of a rich life. . . . To spend a day with [Grumbach] is rewarding." -Patricia Roth Schwartz,  Lambda Book Report"[A] wise and lovely little book." -Barbara Holliday,  Detroit Free Press"This is a profoundly optimistic a validation of the strength and the tranquility to be found within the confines of the human mind." - Publishers Weekly , starred review
language: English
title: Life in a Day
titlecomplete: Life in a Day
genres: Memoir, LGBT, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 93
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Lesbian Biography/Autobiography
publisher: Beacon Press