I am home. at the piscina, near the handstand.

“Sometimes you have to flip things around,” this reader said when I told him I loved the handstand in the background of this shot.

I love hearing from readers who are reading near water, in the water, in between swims, doing and watching handstands. It fits the book so well.

“I just finished your I am home.,” he wrote earlier, “which I started last night in bed after years of ‘not’ reading books. It demands a lot of bravery to expose your soul this way! I liked your ‘not mentioning’ any names in this book so the focus is elsewhere. I am really astonished at what a great writer and storyteller you are! I will now surely go for your first, Lucy, go see…”

(see p.108 in the book to understand the full context of the nots in these comments)

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I am home. in Potsdam.

Would you like it on a lake? Would you like it on a break? Would you like it walking down the road?

I like knowing the book has traveled to a region where my ancestors lived. This reader writes from Germany:

“I am sitting with your book now, on a patio by the lake outside Potsdam…I really enjoy the details of place you included, all of the sensory information and vivid visuals give me such a clear image of your experience of these locations that are so meaningful to you. It’s very generous to share such pieces of your heart. This is one of my favorite things about writing, traveling, even staying still. Getting to know a place intimately and trying to translate what I feel into something another can understand, at least in part. The honesty of your perspective on relationships also speaks to me.  I deeply related to the experience of Iowa dinner parties becoming uncomfortable after speaking directly about taboo subjects. The book really is a delight.”

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I am home. in Canada.

I am home. in #ottawa#ontario#canada🇨🇦 . This reader loves the poetry on the pages and the way that despite the difficulties on them, they are light and life-giving. ⚡️#summerreading#goodbooks#love#home#beautytips#joy#grief#wonder#travel

I am home. in Jamaica.

“Look what book traveled to Ochos Rios with me! It is so interesting to read about such an adventurous life. Marianne is an inspiration from modeling to writing to translating to teaching. She has seen and learned so much. There’s nothing she can’t do! I finished the book and loved every minute while I was reading it. It’s beautifully written. I cried and I laughed. I love page 136. I’m asking my book club to read this!”

I am home. in Spain.

I am home. in Katy’s #hammock #reading in #santperederibes #catalunya #spain . A perfect hammock read! #books #goodvibes #home #summerreading #beauty #wonder #joy #grief #inspiration #liveyourownlife #vulnerability #strength #life

This reader finds it a great read for starting a new chapter in life. “Enjoying your book, the moments are so real and surreal, like life.”