Memoirs Too Powerful to Put Down
Real stories, real women, real lessons that will
shake you up and set you back down—changed for the better (and
stronger).
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If Only You People Could Follow Directions
By Jessica Hendry Nelson
256 pages;
Counterpoint
A quirkily mesmerizing debut memoir about a dysfunctional family wracked by alcoholism and drug addiction. Bittersweet and wryly funny.
— Abbe Wright
Published 12/19/2013