Vertigo: A Memoir

By Louise DeSalvo and Edvige Giunta

Acclaimed autobiography by internationally recognized writer and scholar. First edition (OP) (published by Dutton) sold close to 7500 copies total. The book has a stong following and original had great word-of-mouth. Original publication widely reviewed (NY Times, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsday) A courageous and candid memoir dealing topics such as gender, class, depression, sexual abuse. First edition OP sold 8000 HC/PB combined

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY
• Release date: Aug 1, 2002
• ISBN: 9781558617773

Louise DeSalvo

Louise DeSalvo (1942-2018) was the multi-award-winning author of such memoirs as Vertigo, Breathless, and Crazy in the Kitchen: Food, Feuds and Forgiveness in an Italian American Family. She was also a renowned feminist scholar and essayist who wrote about such literary figures as D. H. Lawrence, Henry Miller, and Virginia Woolf. Her book Virginia Woolf: The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Her Life and Work was named one of the most important books of the twentieth century by the Women’s Review of Books. A professor of English, Louise taught creative writing and literature at Hunter College where she implemented the school’s MFA in Memoir program, and she wrote several books on creative writing including Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives and The Art of Slow Writing: Reflections on Times, Craft, and Creativity.