Smile

With poignancy and power, Smile helps us all to find ways of expressing our internal truth. It helped me to both learn and grow * Gloria Steinem, author of My Life on the Road *Sarah Ruhl has written a remarkable book. Smile is at once a gripping story and a profound exploration of the mysteries of illness. I know of nothing like it * James Shapiro, author of Shakespeare in a Divided America *Ravishing … that rare and gorgeous melding of gemlike, literary insights, raw honesty, heart break and radiant wisdom. It took my breath away. For real * V (formerly Eve Ensler), author of I Am an Emotional Creature, The Vagina Monologues and The Apology *Profound and necessary. I adore this book * Mary Louise Parker, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Mr. You *Staggeringly great… – Beth Henley, author of Crimes of the HeartA captivating, insightful memoir * Kirkus, starred review *Ruhl proves that even life at its most mundane can be fascinating. This incredibly inspiring story offers hope where it’s least expected * Publisher’s Weekly, starred review *This book serves as a welcome invitation to worry about it all a little less, and smile a little more – Alice O’Keeffe * Guardian *Extraordinary… smart, quipping, pacy… a practical investigation that explores how, when half your face goes on strike, new ways have to be found to do a smile’s work – Kate Kellaway * Observer *Although we come to know Ruhl’s courage, intelligence and humour, Smile seems not really a book about Ruhl herself, or Bell’s palsy either, but an appeal for some acceptance of what is, for each of us – Sheena Joughin * Times Literary Supplement *

Sarah Ruhl is a playwright and writer of other things. Her fifteen plays include In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play), The Clean House, and Eurydice. She has received many awards and is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, a Tony Award nominee, and the recipient of the MacArthur ‘genius’ Fellowship. Her plays have been produced on- and off-Broadway, internationally, and have been translated into many languages. Her books include 100 Essays I Don’t Have Time to Write, Letters from Max, with Max Ritvo, and 44 Poems for You. She teaches at the Yale School of Drama, and she lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Tony Charuvastra, who is a child psychiatrist, and her three children.

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