Books Briefly
Mille, Agnes de
Books Briefly Fighting Back REPRIEVE by Agnes de Mille Doubleday. 288 pp. $14.95. In May 1975 Agnes de Mille suffered a massive stroke on the opening night of her carefully planned Heritage...
...Reprieve is an account of her illness and her indomitable will to regain possession of her limbs and faculties...
...A memorable account...
...She taught herself to write with her left hand and then proceeded to create Where the Wings Grow, a reminiscence of her youth and family at a beloved wooded retreat, Merriewold...
...Her right side was paralyzed, her sight was dim, her speech was mush...
...During her illness the bonds with her son and husband were strengthened...
...In May 1975 Agnes de Mille suffered a massive stroke on the opening night of her carefully planned Heritage Dance Theater program...
...She almost died...
...But with her will and the cooperation of sympathetic doctors and therapists, she achieved a remarkable degree of independence...
Vol. 45 • November 1981 • No. 11
