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<em>No matter when and why this comes to your hands, I want to put down on paper how things started with us.</em> <p>Written as a letter to her children, Kelly Corrigan's <em>Lift</em> is a tender, intimate, and robust portrait of risk and love; a touchstone for anyone who wants to live more fully. In <em>Lift</em>, Corrigan weaves together three true and unforgettable stories of adults willing to experience emotional hazards in exchange for the gratifications of raising children.</p> <p><em>Lift</em> takes its name from hang gliding, a pursuit that requires flying directly into rough air, because turbulence saves a glider from "sinking out." For Corrigan, this wisdom--that to fly requires chaotic, sometimes even violent passages--becomes a metaphor for all of life's most meaningful endeavors, particularly the great flight that is parenting.</p> <p>Corrigan serves it up straight--how mundanely and fiercely her children have been loved, how close most lives occasionally come to disaster, and how often we fall short as mothers and fathers. <em>Lift</em> is for everyone who has been caught off guard by the pace and vulnerability of raising children, to remind us that our work is impor

Who reads Lift : Children, Turbulence, Life?

Author

Kelly Corrigan

Publisher

Hachette Books

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781401341244

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Self Help, Fiction, Memoir

Rating

3.71 / 5 (3,333 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14