Description: A revealing look at the power of speaking out, Writing in an Age of Silence describes Paretski's coming of age in a time of great possibility, during the civil rights movement, the peace movement, and the women's movement. Bestselling crime-writer Sarah Paretsky has won critical acclaim for her V.I. Warshawski novels, centered around one of the first and most popular female investigators in contemporary fiction.
Review Quotes: "A passionate Zolaesque j'accuse."--John Leonard, Harper's
"In this brief, potent memoir, Paretsky proves as sharp and straight-shooting as V. I. Warshawski."--Publishers Weekly "The journey from love-starved childhood to adult celebrity, and the essential role of literature in the metamorphosis, makes for a powerful and anguishing kind of autobiography."--Chicago Tribune "This poignant and compelling personal testimony explains both the influences which made her a writer and the kind of writer she became ... both a testimony and a polemic; it is one woman's voice among many, but it is a powerful one."--P D James, Spectator "Written with graceful economy, Writing in an Age of Silence is an urgent cry for dissent and a powerful reminder that liberties taken for granted may someday not be granted at all."--Booklist