""I can't believe it's turning out this way, that I'm not totally out in the cold anymore.""
""I tried to learn to fail with grace, or meet defeat with equanimity," she said, though the decades of obscurity were grim."
Nancy Lemann has lived in the Maryland suburbs for 23 years, raising her daughters and writing extensively, yet struggling to publish. Once celebrated for her unique prose, she became largely unknown as her works fell out of print. Recently, she has experienced a career revival with the release of a new novel and reissues of her earlier books. At 70, she reflects on her journey with surprise and gratitude, noting the positive attention she is now receiving from major publications.
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