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. 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.

Author: John Sedgwick
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 01/29/2008
Pages: 448
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.80w x 1.09d
ISBN: 9780060521677


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 03/23/2008 pg. 24

About the Author
Sedgwick, John: -

John Sedgwick is the author of the novels The Dark House and The Education of Mrs. Bemis, and contributes regularly to Newsweek, GQ, and The Atlantic, among other publications. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.