Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Coming Home
Autor Amy Dickinsonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 mar 2018
By peeling back the curtain of her syndicated advice column, Amy Dickinson reveals much of the inspiration and motivation that has fueled her calling. Through a series of linked essays, this moving narrative picks up where her earlier memoir left off.
Exploring central themes of romance, death, parenting, self-care, and spiritual awakening, this touching and heartfelt homage speaks to all who have faced challenges in the wake of life's twists and turns. From finding love in middle-age to her storied experience with stepparenting to overcoming disordered eating to her final moments spent with her late mother, Dickinson's trademark humorous tone delivers punch and wit that will empower, entertain, and heal.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316352628
ISBN-10: 0316352624
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Hachette Book Group
Colecția Hachette Books
ISBN-10: 0316352624
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Hachette Book Group
Colecția Hachette Books
Notă biografică
Amy
Dickinson
is
a
syndicated
advice
columnist.
She
replaced
Ann
Landers
in
2003
and
now
pens
the
"Ask
Amy"
column,
which
appears
in
more
than
100
newspapers
nationwide,
including
theLA
Times,
The
Chicago
Tribune,
Newsday,
The
Boston
Herald,
theSt.
Louis
Post
Dispatchand
theWashington
Post.
She
currently
lives
in
Chicago.
Recenzii
"Funny,
generous,thoughtful,
and
wonderfully
crisp,
Dickinson's
memoir
is
one
of
those
talesthat
make
you
proud
to
be
a
human--with
all
of
our
hopes,
failures,
and
gracesintact."—Gillian
Flynn,
#1
New
York
Times
bestselling
author
of
Gone
Girl
"Dickinson deftly recounts [her story] truthfully but without trespassing on family members' privacy...Her warm and generous spirit makes a reader feel as though they've been invited in for hot cocoa on a cold day."—Booklist (starred review)
"Amy Dickinson has written a simply wonderful memoir.It is courageously honest and touching, but most of all, hilarious andlaugh-out-loud funny. She tells us what it is like to be human, to love and tolose and keep going, no matter what. This book is a life-affirming love letterto small town America and the true meaning of family and community. I couldn'thave loved it more!"—Fannie Flagg, New York Times bestselling author of Can't Wait to Get to Heaven
"[An] honest, funny memoir...especially potent when it comes to the blending of families...[a book] that won't disappoint."—Real Simple
"A wonderful memoir ofwhat family and home mean in these complicated times. Amy Dickinson willcaptivate you with her wit, wisdom, and honesty."—Delia Ephron, author of Siracusa
"Wryly sincere and poignant...Dickinson remains an engagingly chatty,witty, and relatable writer with sage insights."—Kirkus Reviews
"Thisbook is a truth machine. A laugh machine. An I-needed-that-kick-in-the-assmachine.Strangers Tend to Tell Me Thingsis absolute proof that the best stories don't just entertain us; they revealus. And lift us. Wherever you are in your life, you need this book."—Brad Meltzer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heroes for My Daughter
"This is awkward, because the characters in thisbook are real people, but I'm going to say it anyway: I love the people in thisbook. Jane! Bruno and the daughters! And Amy, who is verytough on herself, and funny and wise; I especially love her because she is awonderful writer. Plus, she sings in the churchchoir. Plus, there is a line on p. 169 that makes melaugh every time I think of it.Strangers Tend to Tell Me Thingsisa terrific memoir."—Jane Hamilton, bestselling author of A Map of The World
"Poignant and revealing."—Bustle, Best Nonfiction Books of the Month
"Dickinson makesyou believe in the ageless gift of love....InStrangers Tend to Tell MeThings,she is...making room for us to make our own mistakes, to leavethe house with our hair unbrushed, to fall in love in a rush, to fall off thetightrope during that awkward blending family stage, and then to climb back on,quietly triumphant."—Beth Kephart, The Chicago Tribune
"'Real life doesn't always reveal itself as neatlyas a question sent in to an advice columnist,' Dickinson admits. But theheartfelt honesty of her entertaining narrative--rife with contemporary dramasto which many readers will relate--makes for a compelling, hopeful portrait ofa woman coming-of-middle-age with wit, aplomb and authenticity."—Shelf Awareness
"You can't go home again. But you should considermoving to Amy Dickinson's hometown. The Village of Freeville may not have aStarbucks but it's got Venti grace, kindness, and wisdom."—Mo Rocca, CBS Sunday Morning
"Amy Dickinson'sStrangers Tend to Tell Me Thingsis a very funny, whip-smart, charming, and addictively engaging memoir. I felt myself wanting to jump into the pages and be with all of Amy's people, and of course Amy. The wisdom she is well known for is present on every page without knocking you over the head. This is a book you will want to read and give to the people you love (and maybe the people you aren't so crazy about)."—Julie Klam, New York Times bestselling author of You Had Me at Woof
"Dickinson deftly recounts [her story] truthfully but without trespassing on family members' privacy...Her warm and generous spirit makes a reader feel as though they've been invited in for hot cocoa on a cold day."—Booklist (starred review)
"Amy Dickinson has written a simply wonderful memoir.It is courageously honest and touching, but most of all, hilarious andlaugh-out-loud funny. She tells us what it is like to be human, to love and tolose and keep going, no matter what. This book is a life-affirming love letterto small town America and the true meaning of family and community. I couldn'thave loved it more!"—Fannie Flagg, New York Times bestselling author of Can't Wait to Get to Heaven
"[An] honest, funny memoir...especially potent when it comes to the blending of families...[a book] that won't disappoint."—Real Simple
"A wonderful memoir ofwhat family and home mean in these complicated times. Amy Dickinson willcaptivate you with her wit, wisdom, and honesty."—Delia Ephron, author of Siracusa
"Wryly sincere and poignant...Dickinson remains an engagingly chatty,witty, and relatable writer with sage insights."—Kirkus Reviews
"Thisbook is a truth machine. A laugh machine. An I-needed-that-kick-in-the-assmachine.Strangers Tend to Tell Me Thingsis absolute proof that the best stories don't just entertain us; they revealus. And lift us. Wherever you are in your life, you need this book."—Brad Meltzer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heroes for My Daughter
"This is awkward, because the characters in thisbook are real people, but I'm going to say it anyway: I love the people in thisbook. Jane! Bruno and the daughters! And Amy, who is verytough on herself, and funny and wise; I especially love her because she is awonderful writer. Plus, she sings in the churchchoir. Plus, there is a line on p. 169 that makes melaugh every time I think of it.Strangers Tend to Tell Me Thingsisa terrific memoir."—Jane Hamilton, bestselling author of A Map of The World
"Poignant and revealing."—Bustle, Best Nonfiction Books of the Month
"Dickinson makesyou believe in the ageless gift of love....InStrangers Tend to Tell MeThings,she is...making room for us to make our own mistakes, to leavethe house with our hair unbrushed, to fall in love in a rush, to fall off thetightrope during that awkward blending family stage, and then to climb back on,quietly triumphant."—Beth Kephart, The Chicago Tribune
"'Real life doesn't always reveal itself as neatlyas a question sent in to an advice columnist,' Dickinson admits. But theheartfelt honesty of her entertaining narrative--rife with contemporary dramasto which many readers will relate--makes for a compelling, hopeful portrait ofa woman coming-of-middle-age with wit, aplomb and authenticity."—Shelf Awareness
"You can't go home again. But you should considermoving to Amy Dickinson's hometown. The Village of Freeville may not have aStarbucks but it's got Venti grace, kindness, and wisdom."—Mo Rocca, CBS Sunday Morning
"Amy Dickinson'sStrangers Tend to Tell Me Thingsis a very funny, whip-smart, charming, and addictively engaging memoir. I felt myself wanting to jump into the pages and be with all of Amy's people, and of course Amy. The wisdom she is well known for is present on every page without knocking you over the head. This is a book you will want to read and give to the people you love (and maybe the people you aren't so crazy about)."—Julie Klam, New York Times bestselling author of You Had Me at Woof