Growing Pains: The Autobiography of Emily Carr [Paperback]

Emily Carr (Author), Ira Dilworth (Preface), Robin Laurence (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 10, 2005

Growing Pains tells the story of writer and painter Emily Carr's life, from a proper Canadian girlhood, through her artist's training in San Francisco and Europe, through the years of despair when she stopped painting and raised dogs and rented out rooms to make ends meet, and finally to vindication and triumph when her greatness was at last recognized. With the ease of a natural storyteller and a painter's eye for description, Carr infuses her life story with an irresistible warmth, wit, and charm.

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About the Author

Emily Carr, generally considered Canada's most famous woman painter, was born in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1871 and died there in 1945. She was an unusually gifted woman renowned not only for her magnificent paintings, but for her extraordinarily vivid and imaginative prose. She began writing late in life when she was forced by failing health to curtail her sketching activities. Her first book, Klee Wyck, was an instant success and won a Governor General's award. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre (April 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1553650832
• ISBN-13: 978-1553650836
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #269,500 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #87 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Historical > Canadian

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A pleasure, April 27, 2010

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This review is from: Growing Pains: The Autobiography of Emily Carr (Paperback)

I love reading about Emily Carr, and this is the first biographical book I read. While it does begin in her childhood, it concetrates on her time in the U.K, studying around the turn of the century. To read other parts in more detail you might need to read Klee Wyck or The Book of Small. Or just buy the book of all her writing in one.
I really enjoy her honest style of writing, the way she saw things and said what was on her mind. She must have driven her more proper sisters nuts. She's a wonderful example of what you can do if you put your mind to it, especially as a woman back in that day and age. A great read whether you're an artist or just interested in autobiographies.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Emily's memoirs may be a better title, October 14, 2008

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Elaine L. Townsend "Sharing Fun and Beauty" (Athens, GA) - See all my reviews
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This is an interesting read. If you are an Emily Carr lover, then you must add this book to your library.