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Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year

4.1/5 ( ratings)

The most honest, wildly enjoyable book written about motherhood is surely Anne Lamott's account of her son Sam's first year. A gifted writer and teacher, Lamott is a single mother and ex-alcoholic with a pleasingly warped social circle and a remarkably tolerant religion to lean on. She responds to the changes, exhaustion, and love Sam brings with aplomb or outright insanity. The book rocks from hilarious to unbearably poignant when Sam's burgeoning life is played out against a very close friend's illness. No saccharine paean to becoming a parent, this touches on the rage and befuddlement that dog sweeter emotions during this sea change in one's life.

Language: English

Pages: 251

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Anchor

Release: March 08, 2005

ISBN: 1400079098

ISBN 13: 9781400079094

Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year

4.1/5 ( ratings)

The most honest, wildly enjoyable book written about motherhood is surely Anne Lamott's account of her son Sam's first year. A gifted writer and teacher, Lamott is a single mother and ex-alcoholic with a pleasingly warped social circle and a remarkably tolerant religion to lean on. She responds to the changes, exhaustion, and love Sam brings with aplomb or outright insanity. The book rocks from hilarious to unbearably poignant when Sam's burgeoning life is played out against a very close friend's illness. No saccharine paean to becoming a parent, this touches on the rage and befuddlement that dog sweeter emotions during this sea change in one's life.

Language: English

Pages: 251

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Anchor

Release: March 08, 2005

ISBN: 1400079098

ISBN 13: 9781400079094

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