Writing from Left to Right

Michael Novak’s poignant memoir covers his conversion from liberal to conservative . . .

Writing from Left to Right
Michael Novak
Image Books, 2013
336 pages, $24.00 hardcover

In this remarkable memoir, Novak shows how Providence placed him in the middle of many crucial events of his time: a month in wartime Vietnam, the student riots of the 1960s, the Reagan revolution, and Bill Clinton’s welfare reform. He spent time with leaders like Bobby Kennedy, George McGovern, President Reagan, Lady Thatcher and Pope John Paul II, who all helped shape and reshape his political views.

Yet through it all, his focus on helping the poor and defending universal human rights remained constant. Novak’s writing throughout is warm, fast paced, and often very beautiful.

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