Book cover for 'At Home in the World,' featuring a black-and-white portrait of author Joyce Maynard with short dark hair, wearing a dark shirt, looking directly at the camera.

AT HOME IN THE WORLD

A candid, searching memoir about youth, ambition, love, and the long road to self-understanding—tracing Joyce Maynard’s early fame, formative relationships, and the hard-won wisdom that comes from reclaiming one’s own voice and life.

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What People are Saying

  • “Unsparing self-scrutiny...maturity and emotional candor.”

    ―Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

  • “Absorbing, funny, and emotionally blistering.”

    ―Jules Siegel, San Francisco Chronicle

  • “A wry, painful, engaging book.”

    ―Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes

  • “Maynard's testimony is priceless.”

    ―Mary Cantwell, Vogue

  • “Riveting and disturbing.”

    ―The New York Times Book Review

  • “Even Salinger loyalists may feel compelled to reexamine their idol.”

    ―Glamour

  • “Dazzling.”

    ―San Francisco Chronicle

An interview with Joyce Maynard by Charlie Rose regarding her relationship at age 19 with J. D. Salinger.