Some Assembly Required

Zusatztext [Lamott's] crisp writing and self-deprecating honesty ring charmingly true. People [ Some Assembly Required is] full of Lamott's trademark neurotic spirituality! and it's one Lamott's fans will want. The Washington Post Wonderful . . . [with] Lamott's trademark sharp wit and self-deprecating humor . . . Like so many of Lamott's books! [ Some Assembly Required ] leaves readers with new insights. The Associated Press [Lamott's] typical combination of astuteness and wit . . . As always! Lamott's 'raggedy faith' is central to her! and whether you share her concerns or not! you appreciate her candor. NPR The story of one year in a woman's life! a year that happens to include the arrival of a blanket-bundled gift for Lamott and her longtime readers. San Francisco Chronicle [ Some Assembly Required ] highlights the trademark humor we've come to expect from Lamott! with laugh-out-loud one-liners that are both self-deprecating and wise a welcome addition in the larger Gospel of Lamott. Minneapolis Star Tribune Funny! insightful! irreverentfilled with humor and the author's quirky faithBound to do for grandmothers what the earlier book did for mothers bring them insight and sanity in the midst of chaos. The Denver Post Anne Lamott's singular gift for bringing readers into the intimate circle of her life flows effortlessly in this new memoir! mixing the absurd and sublime with her usual alchemical geniusyou'll be seduced by the darkly comic tone! self-deprecating wit! and relentless honesty; she somehow makes the bumps and joys of her life intensely relatable. She can capture the bliss and beauty of tiny emotional events in a few perfect words! then skewer her own worst impulses with brutal hilarity. Bust Magazine Informationen zum Autor Anne Lamott with Sam Lamott Klappentext Lamott enters a new and unexpected chapter in her own life: grandmotherhood. Stunned to learn that her son! Sam! is about to become a father at 19! Lamott begins a journal about the first year of her grandson Jax's life. Zusammenfassung From the New York Times bestselling author of Bird by Bird! Hallelujah Anyway! and Almost Everything If there is a doyenne of the parenting memoir! it would be Anne Lamott. Time In Some Assembly Required ! Anne Lamott enters a new and unexpected chapter in her own life: grandmotherhood. Stunned to learn that her son! Sam! is about to become a father at nineteen! Lamott begins a journal about the first year of her grandson Jax's life. In careful and often hilarious detail! Lamott and Samabout whom she first wrote so movingly in Operating Instructions struggle to balance their changing roles. By turns poignant and funny! honest and touching! Some Assembly Required is the true story of how the birth of a baby changes a familyas this book will change everyone who reads it. ...

Autorentext

Anne Lamott with Sam Lamott

Klappentext

Lamott enters a new and unexpected chapter in her own life: grandmotherhood. Stunned to learn that her son, Sam, is about to become a father at 19, Lamott begins a journal about the first year of her grandson Jax's life.

Zusammenfassung
From the New York Times bestselling author of Bird by Bird, Hallelujah Anyway, and *Almost Everything

*“If there is a doyenne of the parenting memoir, it would be Anne Lamott.”—Time

In Some Assembly Required, Anne Lamott enters a new and unexpected chapter in her own life: grandmotherhood. Stunned to learn that her son, Sam, is about to become a father at nineteen, Lamott begins a journal about the first year of her grandson Jax’s life. In careful and often hilarious detail, Lamott and Sam—about whom she first wrote so movingly in Operating Instructions—struggle to balance their changing roles. By turns poignant and funny, honest and touching, *Some Assembly Required *is the true story of how the birth of a baby changes a family—as this book will change everyone who reads it.