Harriet Doerr
Harriet Doerr was an American author celebrated for her evocative storytelling and rich depiction of expatriate life in Mexico. She published her first novel, "Stones for Ibarra," at the age of 73, which earned her the National Book Award for First Work of Fiction. Her writing is marked by keen observations and lyrical prose, reflecting her deep understanding of cultural intersections and human resilience.
Book summaries for books written by Harriet Doerr
Quotes
It was a good place to be if you had to be in Ibarra.
The truth was, Richard realized, he had never been more interested in anything than he was in the fate of the exiles.
Life was a dream, and the dream was a dream too.
The world is a place that reveals itself to those who travel on foot.
She was able to see that the people she was most interested in were the people she was most afraid of.
It's not what I know that counts, it's what I can find out.
She was fond of saying that the only thing for certain about life was its uncertainty.
He was not sure whether he was a man who dreamed of being a butterfly or a butterfly dreaming that he was a man.
It was odd, but the more she cried, the more comforted she felt.
We are all of us in a strange country, so to speak.
She had no choice, she realized, but to keep her own counsel.
It was a good thing, she thought, to be able to walk alone and in silence.