Thessaly (王正谊) La Force Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Thessaly La Force is a writer and journalist. Writer (for @nytimes @newyorker @parisreview @aperturefnd @harpersbazaarus and elsewhere) and lapsed magazine editor. Represented by @thecleggagency.
![Book Cover for: My Work, Olga Ravn](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780811234719.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709848702)
My Work
Olga Ravn![Thessaly (王正谊) La Force](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars-md/6a2e4dab-70ff-4bdb-b923-ce7948d66a97.webp)
This collage could be frustrating — a stylish evasion of plot or character. Instead, it is exactly right, capturing the overwhelming disorientation of early motherhood. As Ravn illustrates, a few minutes of birth can seem like an eternity.
Paperback, 2023
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Seasons of Splendour: Tales, Myths and Legends of India, Madhur Jaffrey](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781681377049.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1713114202)
Seasons of Splendour: Tales, Myths and Legends of India
Madhur Jaffrey![Thessaly (王正谊) La Force](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars-md/6a2e4dab-70ff-4bdb-b923-ce7948d66a97.webp)
I wrote about Madhur Jaffrey for the @nytimes on the occasion of her children’s book Seasons of Splendour being republished this month by @NYRB_Imprints: https://t.co/tCd3Af163V
Hardcover, 2022
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: The Talented Mr. Ripley, Patricia Highsmith](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780393332148.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1725751596)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Patricia Highsmith![Thessaly (王正谊) La Force](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars-md/6a2e4dab-70ff-4bdb-b923-ce7948d66a97.webp)
This Thursday is the #Tbookclub on Patricia Highsmith’s “The Talented Mr Ripley” with the handsome Edmund White! RSVP here: https://t.co/ayjxaVJS1b
Paperback, 2008
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Monkey Grip, Helen Garner](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780553387452.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1711443976)
Monkey Grip
Helen Garner![Thessaly (王正谊) La Force](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars-md/6a2e4dab-70ff-4bdb-b923-ce7948d66a97.webp)
@ruth_franklin Not the first time necessarily but Monkey Grip by Helen Garner.
Hardcover, 2024
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: The Year of Magical Thinking: National Book Award Winner, Joan Didion](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781400078431.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709848449)
The Year of Magical Thinking: National Book Award Winner
Joan Didion![Thessaly (王正谊) La Force](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars-md/6a2e4dab-70ff-4bdb-b923-ce7948d66a97.webp)
RT @RachelDonadio: 🕯️ In 2005 I profiled Joan Didion, a heroine of mine, for THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING @nytimes We met 2 wks after her…
Paperback, 2007
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: My Cousin Maria Schneider: A Memoir, Vanessa Schneider](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781982141509.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1710234733)
My Cousin Maria Schneider: A Memoir
Vanessa Schneider![Thessaly (王正谊) La Force](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars-md/6a2e4dab-70ff-4bdb-b923-ce7948d66a97.webp)
I reviewed a memoir about Maria Schneider, written by her cousin Vanessa Schneider, and newly translated from the french by @MollyRingwald. https://t.co/UksLUfjPST
Hardcover, 2023
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book