Approaching Eye Level

From an acclaimed feminist writer, essays on “loneliness . . . [the] limitations on friendship and intimacy, [honoring] the process of becoming oneself” (Mary Hawthorne, The New York Times Book Review).

Seminal essays on loneliness, living in New York, friendship, feminism, and writing from nonfiction master Vivian Gornick.

Vivian Gornick’s Approaching Eye Level is a brave collection of personal ess...