{"product_id":"dorothy-day-the-world-will-be-saved-by-beauty-an-intimate-portrait-of-my-grandmother-9781501133978","title":"Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved by Beauty: An Intimate Portrait of My Grandmother","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An intimate, revealing and sometimes wrenching family memoir of the journalist and social advocate who is now being considered for canonization\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), told with illuminating detail by her granddaughter.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDorothy Day (1897-1980) was a prominent Catholic, writer, social activist, and co-founder of a movement dedicated to serving the poorest of the poor. Her life has been documented through her own writings as well as the work of historians, theologians, and academics. What has been missing until now is a more personal account from the point of view of someone who knew her well. \u003ci\u003eDorothy Day: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe World Will Be Saved by Beauty \u003c\/i\u003eis a frank and reflective, heartfelt and humorous portrayal written by her granddaughter, Kate Hennessy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDorothy Day, writes Hennessy, is an unusual candidate for sainthood. Before her conversion, she lived what she called a \"disorderly life,\" during which she had an abortion and then gave birth to a child out of wedlock. After her conversion, she was both an obedient servant and a rigorous challenger of the Church. She was a prolific writer whose books are still in print and widely read. Although compassionate, Hennessy shows Day to be driven, dogmatic, loving, as well as judgmental, in particular with her only daughter, Tamar. She was also full of humor and laughter and could light up any room she entered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn undisputed radical heroine, called \"a saint for the occupy era\" by \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, Day's story unfolds against a backdrop of New York City from the 1910s to the 1980s and world events spanning from World War I to Vietnam. This thoroughly researched and intimate biography provides a valuable and nuanced portrait of an undersung and provocative American woman. \"Frankly,\" says actor and activist Martin Sheen, \"it is a must-read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Hennessy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501133978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHennessy, Kate:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Kate Hennessy is a writer and the youngest of Dorothy Day's nine grandchildren. Her work has been included in \u003ci\u003eBest American Travel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eDorothy Day: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe World Will Be Saved By Beauty \u003c\/i\u003eand, in collaboration with the photographer Vivian Cherry, \u003ci\u003eDorothy Day and the Catholic Worker: The Miracle of our Continuance\u003c\/i\u003e. Kate divides her time between Ireland and Vermont.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Kate Hennessy \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47834174423197,"sku":"9781501133978","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b7005517-d0b3-41ed-9714-754fafa46aeb.jpg?v=1776145396","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/dorothy-day-the-world-will-be-saved-by-beauty-an-intimate-portrait-of-my-grandmother-9781501133978","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}