Reviews
"Under the deft editorial and analytical gaze of Professor Rudnick, The Suppressed Memoirs reveals a woman who was physically, mentally, and emotionally tortured by her relations with men--lovers and analysts alike. . . . Now we can see more than ever how this talented and vivid woman was caught between Victorian sensibilities and emerging modern attitudes about sex, gender, and women. From that vantage we can gain a fair appreciation of the distance we have come." -- New Mexico Historical Review, "In this illuminating volume, comprising previously unpublished portions of Mabel Dodge Luhan's memoirs, Rudnick analyzes the influential art patron's confessions and places them in an enlivening historical context....Populated by such artistic, cultural, and literary luminaries as Picasso, O'Keeffe, and Gertrude Stein, Luhan's diaries are thoroughly engaging in their own right. But combined with Rudnick's enlightening analysis, they become an indispensable looking glass into life during a tumultuous transitional period." Publishers Weekly, "In this illuminating volume, comprising previously unpublished portions of Mabel Dodge Luhan's memoirs, Rudnick analyzes the influential art patron's confessions and places them in an enlivening historical context. . . . Populated by such artistic, cultural, and literary luminaries as Picasso, O'Keeffe, and Gertrude Stein, Luhan's diaries are thoroughly engaging in their own right. But combined with Rudnick's enlightening analysis, they become an indispensable looking glass into life during a tumultuous transitional period." -- Publishers Weekly, "Whether you approach The Suppressed Memoirs of Mabel Dodge Luhan with an interest in early twentieth-century culture and art, New Mexico history, gender politics, or even disease, it's a compelling read." -- Pasatiempo
