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Rue Matthiessen

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Rue Matthiessen is based on the East End of Long Island. Her art-theft novel, Woman with Eyes Closed, was named to Kirkus Reviews' 100 BEST list of 2025. Her memoir, Castles & Ruins, about growing up in Sagaponack, NY, with parents of keen literary ambition, was published in February 2024. Recently, Rue was featured in the Bridgehampton Museum's Distinguished Lecturer Series, as well as many other podcasts, features, interviews and events. See more at ruematthiessen.com. ...more

Average rating: 4.29 · 38 ratings · 12 reviews · 3 distinct worksSimilar authors
Buttonwood Cottage

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Castles & Ruins: Unraveling...

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Woman with Eyes Closed

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Annaghkeen by Deborah Love
"I tried to read this book when I was a sophomore in high school because I liked the idea of living in a cottage in Ireland. It was way, way, way over my head at the time and I didn't finish. Annaghkeen is the journal of Deborah Love, who, with her hu" Read more of this review »
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I am surprised to find this long-out-of-print book on Good Reads. It is by my mother Deborah Love Matthiessen. My memoir, Castles & Ruins, uses many excerpts from Annaghkeen throughout its pages. Just now I am recording my book in audio form. Thrilli ...more
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I am surprised to find this long-out-of-print book on Good Reads. It is by my mother Deborah Love Matthiessen. My memoir, Castles & Ruins, uses many excerpts from Annaghkeen throughout its pages. Just now I am recording my book in audio form. Thrilli ...more
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Wilhelm Reich
“You don't believe that your friend could ever do anything great. You despise yourself in secret, even – no, especially – when you stand on your dignity; and since you despise yourself, you are unable to respect your friend. You can't bring yourself to believe that anyone you have sat at table with, or shared a house with, is capable of great achievement. That is why all great men have been solitary. It is hard to think in your company, little man. One can only think 'about' you, or 'for your benefit', not 'with' you, for you stifle all big, generous ideas.”
Wilhelm Reich, Listen, Little Man!

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