An intimate, revealing and sometimes wrenching family memoir of the journalist and social advocate who is now being considered for canonization ( The New York Times ), told with illuminating detail by her granddaughter.
Frankly, says actor and activist Martin Sheen, it is a must-read..
This thoroughly researched and Intimate biography provides a valuable and nuanced Portrait of an undersung and provocative American woman.
An undisputed radical heroine, called a saint for the occupy era by The New Yorker , Day\'s story unfolds against a backdrop of New York City from the 1910s to the 1980s and World events spanning from World War I to Vietnam.
She was also full of humor and laughter and could light up any room she entered.
Although compassionate, Hennessy shows Day to be driven, dogmatic, loving, as well as judgmental, in particular with her only daughter, Tamar.
She was a prolific writer whose books are still in print and widely read.
After her conversion, she was both an obedient servant and a rigorous challenger of the Church.
Before her conversion, she lived what she called a disorderly life, during which she had an abortion and then gave birth to a child out of wedlock.
Dorothy Day, writes Hennessy, is an unusual candidate for sainthood.
Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved by Beauty is a frank and reflective, heartfelt and humorous portrayal written by her granddaughter, Kate Hennessy.
What has been missing until now is a more personal account from the point of view of someone who knew her well.
Her life has been documented through her own writings as well as the work of historians, theologians, and academics.
Dorothy Day (1897-1980) was a prominent Catholic, writer, social activist, and co-founder of a movement dedicated to serving the poorest of the poor.
An intimate, revealing and sometimes wrenching family memoir of the journalist and social advocate who is now being considered for canonization ( The New York Times ), told with illuminating detail by her granddaughter
