by Anne Lamott
First published 2005
Newly sober and writing to make ends meet, Anne Lamott wakes up one morning to find herself unexpectedly pregnant. As a single parent, she navigates the joys and challenges of raising her son Sam, leaning on her quirky support network. But when her lifelong best friend is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Lamott must also confront profound grief alongside the blessings of new life. At turns laugh-out-loud funny and deeply poignant, Lamott's story is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.
Genres: family-life, memoir, biography-memoir, parenting
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, resilience
272 pages · Paperback · Vintage
Content warnings: terminal-illness