Odysseus & Me: A Memoir by Mary Overly Davis Paperback Book

Description: Odysseus & Me by Mary Overly Davis Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description With her poetic memoir, Mary Overly Davis is out to prove Homer is still relevant. Odysseus & Me spans twenty years of her life, beginning with the death of her husband in 2003. He died after a six-year battle with a brain tumor, leaving Davis a single mother, inexperienced in courtship, and an uncomfortable inhabitant of the scorching Southern Bible Belt. While reading The Odyssey, a midnight epiphany led her to recognize that people in her life resembled every Homeric god, goddess, mortal, and monster. After several misfortunes with lovers, friends, and family left her reeling from emotional storms, she found herself asking, "What would Odysseus do?" Borrowing Homers poetic devices, Davis takes readers on her own long, eventful trip, telling her tale by turns with biting wit, grace, and tenderness. Aligning the 24 books of The Odyssey with outlandish locations, immortal gods and goddesses, mortal characters and experiences of her own, she explores the transient nature of human relationships. Its a story of heartbreak, love, and coming to terms with ones innate character. It is also a story about an ordinary life. And some of it is true. About the AuthorAfter bouncing around Austin, Texas, New Orleans, and New York City for half a century, Mary Overly Davis settled on a small hamlet in the Catskill Mountains of New York to stake her claim. She dabbles in several creative pursuits, works on her golf handicap, walks her dog, and travels. This is her first book. PRAISE FOR Odysseus & Me: "I have never come across a more transparent memoir. Daviss writing has a dreamy, dissociative quality to it...This book is ethereal yet substantial, and I would not have changed a single word. Davis is a natural writer and poet. Instead of asking what Odysseus would do, some readers may begin asking, What would Mary do?"--Jessica Reed, A Time and A Place Magazine, New York ____________________ By Daniel CattauAnyone who has spent time in Texas has seen the bumper sticker "WWJD," or "What would Jesus do?" Posing a more unusual question, Mary Overly Davis, an adventurous native Texan, has written a poetic memoir asking, "What would Odysseus do?" Using free form verse, Davis follows Homers structure and fills her story with mortals and immortals, ill-suited suitors and feckless friends, personal travails and stories of loss, but her heroine adds to the legend by smoking a joint while golfing, drinking margaritas, cussing when justified, and listening to Patsy Cline. Her poetry comes from the many vivid descriptions of the natural world: "When primal dawns light tipped over the eastern hill with her nimble fingers of pink..." Daviss stated goal is to free herself and adult daughter from the painful past. "When your daughter finds her footing, you will find your true direction." I re-read Homers Odyssey before taking on Odysseus & Me, both good refresher courses on the importance of taking our own journeys seriously. (Cattau was editor of Jonathan Eigs Pulitzer-winning biography King: A Life.)____________________ Inspired by Homers Odyssey, Davis tells the story of her life during and after her husbands six-year battle with an ultimately fatal tumor. Friendships come and go, people die, and other challenges happen that make a person who they are. Throughout the book, excerpts and footnotes tell the reader how the memoir correlates to The Odyssey....This is the first book for Davis, who grew up a Texas oil rig brat. "Its kind of weird to be putting my life out there for people to see," she says. "Its a little scary because its very personal."--Vicky Klukkert, The Daily Star, New York__________________ An "audacious memoir...Lively, poetic, and powerful."--Buffy Calvert, Andes Gazette, New York Details ISBN 0984903631 ISBN-13 9780984903634 Title Odysseus & Me Author Mary Overly Davis Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 314 Publisher News Ink Books GE_Item_ID:159280312; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. 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