Encyclopedia of an ordinary life /
by Amy Krouse Rosenthal ; illustrations by Jeffrey Middleton
- New York : Three Rivers ; London : 2006.
- xiv, 225 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Originally published: New York : Crown Publishers, 2004. "I have not survived against all odds. I have not lived to tell. I have not witnessed the extraordinary. This is my story"--Cover. Includes Discussion guide for book groups (pages 222-225).
Using mostly short entries organized from A to Z, many of which are cross-referenced, Rosenthal captures in wonderful and episodic detail the moments, observations, and emotions that comprise a contemporary life. Start anywhere -- preferably at the beginning -- and see how one young woman's alphabetized existence can open up and define the world in new and unexpected ways.