In My Blood
Six Generations of Madness and Desire in an American Family
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 29, 2008
While working on his second novel, John Sedgwick spiraled into a depression so profound that it very nearly resulted in suicide.
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- Who it’s for
- A prestige-minded family chronicle that blends cultural criticism with intimate, unsettling inheritance.
- Themes
- family legacy, mental health, American history
- Pacing
- Reflective
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While working on his second novel, John Sedgwick spiraled into a depression so profound that it very nearly resulted in suicide. An author acclaimed for his intimate literary excursions into the rarified, moneyed enclave of Brahmin Boston, he decided to search for the roots of his malaise in the history of his own storied family—one of America's oldest and most notable.
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Following a bloodline that travels from Theodore Sedgwick, compatriot of George Washington and John Adams, to Edie Sedgwick, Andy Warhol's tragic muse, John Sedgwick's very personal journey of self-discovery became something far greater: a spellbinding study of the evolution of an extraordinary American family.
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A prestige-minded family chronicle that blends cultural criticism with intimate, unsettling inheritance.
Come here for
- family history with literary and cultural reach
- serious, layered prose
Expect
- American literary and art-world context
- a sustained, reflective read
Where it sits
| Personal Memoirs | 41% |
|---|---|
| Writers' Lives | 28% |
| Lives in History | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in History
- Royal Lives
- Science & Tech Pioneers
- Lives in Medicine
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- Women's Lives
- Personal Memoirs
- History Writing
- Women's History
- Authors
- John Sedgwick
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 29, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- family legacy · mental health · American history
- Reading lane
- Lives in History