The Great Failure - by Natalie Goldberg (Paperback)

About the Book

The bestselling author of "Writing Down the Bones" offers her compelling story of love, loss, and betrayal--a memoir that is ultimately a search to discover the truth that lives within all great failures.

From the Back Cover

One of America's favorite teachers, Natalie Goldberg has inspired millions to write as a way to develop an intimate relationship with their minds and a greater understanding of the world in which they live. Now, through this honest and wry exploration of her own life, Goldberg puts her teachings to work.

Review Quotes

"Bravo to Natalie. She shows us how to open the heart and face into betrayal with courage instead of running from it. She shows us how to transform fear and blame into wisdom and compassion." - Jack Kornfield, author of A Path With Heart
"Natalie writes with Zen-like clarity and heartful depth of feeling in an account that is bravely honest." - Joseph Goldstein, author of One Dharma
"Teaching by example, Natalie Goldberg has written a brave and turbulent memoir that is by turns luminous and gritty." - Julia Cameron, author of The Artist's Way
The Great Failure is an important book - important because it is true. - New Mexico Magazine
"A searingly honest memoir. I read it and immediately started again." - Laura Davis, author of The Courage to Heal and I Thought We'd Never Speak Again
"This is a book which takes that deep truth and makes it real again. I'll be buying multiple copies of to give to friends." - --John Wilson, Books and Culture
"Wonderful, focused and thought-provoking." - The Oregonian (Portland)
Goldberg has taken readers into her world of raw feeling, real experience, and broad awareness...the path toward better understanding. - Booklist