Life Span

By Molly Giles,

Book cover of Life Span: Impressions of a Lifetime Spent Crossing and Recrossing the Golden Gate Bridge

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Why read it?

1 author picked Life Span as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The pacing of the story. The author's honesty, bravery. The life lead and imagined and grown into. The story does span a life and does bridge from childhood to 80s. And, as always, Giles is a witty, perceptive, generous--and sometimes nasty--writer.

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