Operating Instructions: A Journal Of My Son's First Year by Anne Lamott (1994, Paperback, Reprint)

Synopsis
A journal that covers Lamott's pregnancy at 35 and the birth of her son, Sam, as well as the diagnosis and death of her best friend, Pammy, from cancer.

Key Details
Author:	Anne Lamott
Language:	English
Publisher:	Ballantine Books
Series:	Ballantine Reader's Circle
Format:	Paperback
ISBN-10:	044990928X
ISBN-13:	9780449909287

Additional Details
Edition Description:	Reprint

Size
Height:	7.3 in
Width:	5 in
Thickness:	0.5 in
Weight:	7.2 oz

Publisher's Note
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

Industry Reviews
"It was my fifth book, so I never felt like an overnight sensation. Critically, I'd always done well nationally, but my fiction had never sold more than 10,000 copies....I know that my students all think that if it happened for them they'd be 'well' and restored to sanity and wholeness. The carrot they keep following after is national fame--not fame, I don't think I'm famous--but success or bestsellerness and it's a total illusion, a hologram."
Poets & Writers - Anne Lamott