You Could Make this Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith

You Could Make This Place Beautiful is poet Maggie Smith’s memoir of the end of her marriage and a renewed relationship with herself. Short, lyrical pieces explore motherhood, anger, forgiveness and the power of telling one’s own story.

Her personal account opens into questions about gender roles, family and creative work. A literary memoir rather than a step-by-step recovery manual, published by Atria/One Signal Publishers.