Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Coming Home - Hardcover

Dickinson, Amy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316352640 ISBN 13: 9780316352642

Publisher: Hachette Books, 2017

Synopsis

In Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things--her follow-up memoir to the NYT bestselling The Mighty Queens of Freeville--America's most popular advice columnist, "Ask Amy," shares her journey of family, second chances, and finding love.

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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Review

"Amy Dickinson has written a simply wonderful memoir. It is courageously honest and touching, but most of all, hilarious and laugh-out-loud funny. She tells us what it is like to be human, to love and to lose and keep going, no matter what. This book is a life-affirming love letter to small town America and the true meaning of family and community. I couldn't have loved it more!"--Fannie Flagg, New York Times bestselling author of Can't Wait to Get to Heaven

"A wonderful memoir of what family and home mean in these complicated times. Amy Dickinson will captivate you with her wit, wisdom, and honesty."--Delia Ephron, author of Siracusa

"Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things is a very funny, whip-smart, charming and addictively engaging memoir. I felt myself wanting to jump in to 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. 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)."--Brad Meltzer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heroes for My Daughter

"You can't go home again. But you should consider moving to Amy Dickinson's hometown. The Village of Freeville may not have a Starbucks but it's got Venti grace, kindness, and wisdom."--Mo Rocca, CBS Sunday Morning

"Dickinson's irresistible memoir reads like a letter from an upbeat best friend."--Publishers Weekly on THE MIGHTY QUEENS OF FREEVILLE

"Buoyant and bright, Dickinson offers a refreshingly open and sincere tribute to life's most important relationships."--Booklist on THE MIGHTY QUEENS OF FREEVILLE

"That's a woman who understands the power of defusing pain with humor. Which just might be the best advice there is."--People Magazine on THE MIGHTY QUEENS OF FREEVILLE

"An unabashed, self-pity-free, landmine-filled love letter to a rocky past, credited for the author's current success and happiness."--Kirkus Reviews on THE MIGHTY QUEENS OF FREEVILLE

"The book hits all the right contemporary women's-lit buttons, from the title, which immediately tells you you're in Sisters of the Traveling Pants territory, to the wry, bright writing style, to the cast of characters in Dickinson's family. They may suffer from an unusually high divorce rate, but they're terrific at sharing communal pancake breakfasts and being there for each other."--The Washington Post on THE MIGHTY QUEENS OF FREEVILLE

"Funny, generous, thoughtful, and wonderfully crisp, Dickinson's memoir is one of those tales that make you proud to be a human--with all of our hopes, failures, and graces intact."--Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl

About the Author

Amy Dickinson writes the syndicated "Ask Amy" advice column, which replaced the Ann Landers column in 2003. "Ask Amy" appears in more than 150 newspapers in North America, including the LA Times, The Chicago Tribune, Newsday, The Boston Globe, the Denver Post, the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the Washington Post. She currently lives in Freeville, NY.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0316352640
• ISBN 13: 9780316352642
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 223