Book of Week: The Woman at the Washington Zoo
This is another book of compiled writings similar to the Mary McGrory book I wrote about a few weeks ago. The Woman at the Washington Zoo is a compilation of writings by Marjorie Williams, who actually did work with Mary McGrory for some years at the Washington Post and even wrote an article about Mary McGrory right after her death in 2004 that is included in this book. Marjorie herself died early 2005 after a three year battle with liver cancer and this book was put together by her husband, Timothy Noah.
This book is broken into three sections. The first is the section that most directly relates to Washington, D.C. with her profiles on key figures in Washington such as Barbara Bush and Bill Clinton. The second section is some of her essays, which includes topics that relate to Washington such as political commentary as well as several essays related to family. The final section is a very touching part about her reflections on her last years of life facing liver cancer that was pretty much untreatable. This last section while barely relates to D.C. is great writing and will make many readers cry.
Basic Information About the Book:
ISBN #: 1-58648-457-5
Publisher: PublicsAffairs
Year of Publication: 2005
Number of Pages: 355
If you have a suggestion of a D.C. related book that you would like to see featured in a future Book of the Week post, then please either comment on this post or e-mail me at kjersti.wasiak@451press.net
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