![]() Intended as a popular biography, readers will first be drawn to the attractive layout, which boasts lavish use of photos and illustrations – many of them never before published – on virtually each page. ![]() ![]() This new volume draws from the best published primary sources, many of the key secondary works, and the recollections of Forest and others from the Catholic Worker network. For those familiar with The Long Loneliness, Forest’s insights into Day’s spiritual struggles and his dynamic portrayal of her entire life will fill in some blanks. Those unfamiliar with Day’s life and work will find a handsome and well crafted volume that should encourage further exploration of her life and writings. It bears slight resemblance to a thin and less satisfying 1986 predecessor, entitled Love Is the Measure (1 st edition), garishly jacketed in a harsh and dreadful illustration of Day smoking a cigarette. ![]() Jim Forest’s compelling and attractive book offers a sympathetic yet balanced portrait of Day, one of the best of recent efforts to appraise the legacy of one of the twentieth century’s most consistent advocates of and witnesses for gospel nonviolence. All Is Grace provides today’s readers with an accessible and comprehensive biography that should better meet their needs. ![]()
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