Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

Lamott, Anne

ISBN 10: 044990928X / ISBN 13: 9780449909287

Published by Ballantine Books, 1994

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Unmarked trade paperback.

Seller Inventory # 136177

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 044990928X
• ISBN 13: 9780449909287
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • PARENTING

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Synopsis

It seems no mother of a newborn has ever been more hilarious, more honest, or more touching than Ann Lamott is in OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. A single parent whose baby's father is out of the picture, Lamott struggles not only to support her little family by her wits and her writing, but to stay sober at the same time. Faith in God helps; so does her loyal band of helpers, from her childless best friend Pammy to her mother and "Aunt Dudu" to the folks at the La Leche League hotline. And between colic, wheat-free diets, and the triumph of solid food, Lamott learns that blessings and losses come together, and that as our capacity for joy increases, so does our capacity for grief.
"An enormous triumph . . . Charming . . . Powerful . . . A gracious book, with dozens of lovingly drawn characters and a deep, infectious religiosity throughout. It is also funny." -- San Francisco Chronicle
"Smart, funny and comforting . . . Lamott has a conversational style that perfectly conveys her friendly, self-deprecating humor." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review

About the Author

Anne Lamott is the bestselling author of Bird by Bird and Traveling Mercies and of five novels, including Rosie and Crooked Little Heart. She lives in Fairfax, California, with her son.