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0062269461 (ISBN13: 9780062269461)

An Abbreviated Life

Ariel Leve

Paperback | Pages: 288 pages

Rating: 3.91 | 1377 Users | 193 Reviews

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Title	:	An Abbreviated Life
Author	:	Ariel Leve
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 288 pages
Published	:	June 13th 2017 by Harper Perennial (first published November 17th 2015)
Categories	:	Autobiography. Memoir. Nonfiction. Psychology. Biography. Audiobook

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A beautiful, startling, and candid memoir about growing up without boundaries, in which Ariel Leve recalls with candor and sensitivity the turbulent time she endured as the only child of an unstable poet for a mother and a beloved but largely absent father, and explores the consequences of a psychologically harrowing childhood as she seeks refuge from the past and recovers what was lost.

Ariel Leve grew up in Manhattan with an eccentric mother she describes as “a poet, an artist, a self-appointed troublemaker and attention seeker.” Leve learned to become her own parent, taking care of herself and her mother’s needs. There would be uncontrolled, impulsive rages followed with denial, disavowed responsibility, and then extreme outpourings of affection. How does a child learn to feel safe in this topsy-turvy world of conditional love?

Leve captures the chaos and lasting impact of a child’s life under siege and explores how the coping mechanisms she developed to survive later incapacitated her as an adult. There were material comforts, but no emotional safety, except for summer visits to her father’s home in South East Asia—an escape that was terminated after he attempted to gain custody. Following the death of a loving caretaker, a succession of replacements raised Leve—relationships which resulted in intense attachment and loss. It was not until decades later, when Leve moved to other side of the world, that she could begin to emancipate herself from the past. In a relationship with a man who has children, caring for them yields clarity of what was missing.

In telling her haunting story, Leve seeks to understand the effects of chronic psychological maltreatment on a child’s developing brain, and to discover how to build a life for herself that she never dreamed possible: An unabbreviated life.

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I was pleasantly surprised with this memoir that I didnt expect to, but ended up really loving!Ariels story is entrancing and nuanced. Coming from a place of wealth and socioeconomic privilege on the Upper East Side of NYC, Ariel tells the story of her childhood, which one would make the incorrect assumption to be beautiful and easy. Unfortunately Ariels mother, a famous feminist, poet, author and film maker, was a black hole of attention seeking and implied mental illness, with absolutely 0

because bat shit crazy mother.

Updated!I wanted to make sure and rate this memoir before the year was over, because it's one of my favorite books of the year. Easily my favorite memoir/non-fiction of 2016.This fascinating memoir is a "mommy dearest" type tale, written so beautifully that you sometimes forget how unsettling it all is. Ariel Leve grew up with a celebrity-ish mother who was both unpredictable and manic, not to mention completely insane (as far as I'm concerned). She was forever telling poor little Ariel that

interesting, but a little too "this is my journal for personal therapy" for me

I really enjoyed this book, as much as you can really enjoy a book about dysfunctional parents that mirrors elements of your own childhood, but it was very validating and I thought Ariel told her story well. Sometimes I get a bit lost when reading memoirs/autobiographies about trauma because they get a little non-linear, understandably I suppose, but this book unfolded in a pretty logical way. I was constantly scribbling down quotes thinking "omg she UNDERSTANDS" so yeah, if you had a weird

I think Ive mentioned it before on goodreads - but if there is a memoir in which Andy Warhol comes to dinner - I am going to be reading that memoir. Less celeb appearances than I thought in this - But that's ok I just completely adore great written memoirs written by women set in bohemian New York. This is a memoir about Ariel's crazy mom, Ariel coming to terms with her privileged and yet deprived childhood and her eventual estrangement from her mom. It's an interesting and sometimes tough read

The writing is gorgeous, the story is real. Do not miss An Abbreviated Life by Ariel Leve. This book is about survival and I hope it find its way into many many hands.