Overview
This early 20th century memoir of a womanās faith in the face of debilitating disease is a āremarkably un-self-pitying book remains poignant and truthfulā (Publishers Weekly).
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āYou must not miss itĀ .Ā .Ā . It is the kind of book that cannot come into being without great living and great suffering and a rare spirit behind it.ā āThe New York Times
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In 1895, a specialist straps five-year-old Katharine Hathaway, then suffering from spinal tuberculosis, to a board with halters and pulleys in a failed attempt to prevent her from becoming a āhunchbackā like the ālittle locksmithā who does odd jobs at her familyās home. Forced to endure her confinement for ten years, Katharine remains immobile until age fifteen, only to find that none of it has prevented her from developing a deformity of her own.
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The Little LocksmithĀ charts Katharineās struggle to transcend physical limitations and embrace her life, her body, and herself. Her spirit and courage prevail as she expands her world far beyond the boundaries prescribed by her family and society: she attends Radcliffe College, forms deep friendships, begins to write, and in 1921, purchases a house of her own that she fashions into a space for guests, lovers, and artists.Ā Revealing and inspirational,Ā The Little LocksmithĀ stands as a testimony to Katharineās aspirations and desiresāfor independence, love, and the pursuit of her art.
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āA powerful revelation of spiritual truthā āThe Boston Globe
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āKatharine Butler HathawayĀ .Ā .Ā . was the kind of heroine whose deeds are rarely chronicledĀ .Ā .Ā . [She took] a life which fate had cast in the mold of a frightful tragedy and redesign[ed] it into a quiet, modest work of art.ā āThe New Yorker
This book title, The Little Locksmith (A Memoir), ISBN: 9781558612396, by Katharine Butler Hathaway, Alix Kates Shulman, published by The Feminist Press at CUNY (July 1, 2000) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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