The White Blackbird, Honor Moore
The White Blackbird, Honor Moore
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The White Blackbird
A Life of the Painter Margarett Sargent by Her Granddaughter

Author: Honor Moore

Narrator: Stockard Channing

Unabridged: 11 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/10/2020


Synopsis

"A striking portrait of a woman artist's struggle for life." —Arthur Miller

Margarett Sargent was an icon of avant-garde art in the 1920s. In an evocative weave of biography and memoir, her granddaughter unearths for the first time the life of a spirited and gifted woman committed at all costs to self-expression.

About Honor Moore

Honor Moore is the author of Our Revolution, The Bishop's Daughter, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and The White Blackbird, a New York Times Notable Book, as well as three collections of poems. She lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Janice Wilson on April 16, 2013

I loved this book -- did not want it to end! Thanks to Honor Moore for her dedication and fearlessness in unearthing the art and stories of her grandmother, the fascinating (if tragic) Margarett Sargent. The writer's dedication to describing the family landscape and relationships makes the going a b......more

Goodreads review by Jackie on July 25, 2021

I was interested in this book for two reasons: my last name is Sargent and I live on a street developed on the Prides property. Learning local history about the people and places where I’ve lived and visited is fascinating to me.......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on June 12, 2020

Margarett Sargent lived a most interesting life. Her life as an artist was most informative. At time it seemed to be a LOT of name dropping. That grew tiresome.......more

Goodreads review by Rena on May 26, 2021

This has a lot of historical detail, not written with a lively narrative voice. So it may not be for everyone.......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on August 23, 2024

A wild, sad and interesting life.......more