If Only You People Could Follow Directions: A Memoir
If Only You People Could Follow Directions is a spellbinding debut that reimagines the memoir in Jessica Hendry Nelson’s thoroughly original voice. In these linked essays, Nelson’s fearless writing and hypnotic storytelling centers on the story of three people: Nelson’s mother susan, her brother...
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If Only You People Could Follow Directions is a spellbinding debut that reimagines the memoir in Jessica Hendry Nelson’s thoroughly original voice. In these linked essays, Nelson’s fearless writing and hypnotic storytelling centers on the story of three people: Nelson’s mother susan, her brother eric, and Jessica herself. These three characters are deeply bound to one anot
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781619024670 (1619024675)
Publisher: Counterpoint
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Beautifully written and slightly depressing. Not one I could sit and read at one sitting and, I think, should be read over a period of time. Fortunately the chapters are collected essays and can be read as stand alone mini-stories in themselves. The poetry and imagery are wonderful.
4.5Buy this title from Powells Books.
11 years ago
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