Some Assembly Required After her nineteen-year-old son became a father, Anne Lamott began a journal of the first year of her grandson Jax's life. "Some Assembly Required" is the true story of how the birth of a baby changes a family. Full description
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The author and her son chronicle his first year as a teenage father and her journey as a mother and new grandmother, describing their respective experiences with changing roles, the baby's mother, and poignant family losses.
"[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.""About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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