The Rules Do Not Apply: A Memoir

The Rules Do Not Apply: A Memoir

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â€¢Â â€œThis Yearâ€™s Must-Read Memoirâ€ (W magazine) about the choices a young woman makes in her search for adventure, meaning, and love

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
Vogue â€¢ Time â€¢ Esquire â€¢ Entertainment Weekly â€¢ The Guardian â€¢ Harperâ€™s Bazaar â€¢ Library Journal â€¢ NPRÂ

All her life, Ariel Levy was told that she was too fervent, too forceful, too much. As a young woman, she decided that becoming a writer would perfectly channel her strength and desire. She would be a professional explorerâ€”â€œthe kind of woman who is free to do whatever she chooses.â€ Levy moved to Manhattan to pursue her dream, and spent years of adventure, traveling all over the world writing stories about unconventional heroines, following their fearless examples in her own life.

But when she experiences unthinkable heartbreak, Levy is forced to surrender her illusion of control. In telling her story, Levy has captured a portrait of our time, of the shifting forces in American culture, of what has changed and what has remained. And of how to begin again.

Praise for The Rules Do Not Apply

â€œUnflinching and intimate, wrenching and revelatory, Ariel Levyâ€™s powerful memoir about love, loss, and finding oneâ€™s way shimmers with truth and heart on every page.â€â€”Cheryl Strayed

â€œEvery deep feeling a human is capable of will be shaken loose by this profound book. Ariel Levy has taken grief and made art out of it.â€â€”David Sedaris

â€œBeautifully crafted . . . This book is haunting; it is smart and engaging. It was so engrossing that I read it in a day.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review

â€œLevyâ€™s wise and poignant memoir is the voice of a new generation of women, full of grit, pathos, truth, and inspiration. Being in her presence is energizing and ennobling. Reading her deep little book is inspiring.â€â€”San Francisco Book Review

â€œLevy has the rare gift of seeing herself with fierce, unforgiving clarity. And she deploys prose to match, raw and agile. She plumbs the commotion deep within and takes the measure of her have-it-all generation.â€â€”The Atlantic

â€œCheryl Strayed meets a Nora Ephron movie. Youâ€™ll laugh, ugly cry, and finish it before the weekendâ€™s over.â€â€”theSkimm
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0812986679_used
Color Red
ReleaseDate 2018-04-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812986679

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0812986679_used
Color	Red
ReleaseDate	2018-04-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812986679

The Rules Do Not Apply: A Memoir

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