Ebook: Lit: A Memoir

Mary Karr’s bestselling, unforgettable sequel to her beloved memoirsThe Liars’ ClubandCherry—and one of the most critically acclaimed books of the year—Litis about getting drunk and getting sober; becoming a mother by letting go of a mother; learning to write by learning to live.

The Boston GlobecallsLita book that “reminds us not only how compelling personal stories can be, but how, in the hands of a master, they can transmute into the highest art."The New York Times Book Reviewcalls it “a master class on the art of the memoir” in its Top 10 Books of 2009 Citation. Michiko Kakutani calls it “a book that lassos you, hogties your emotions and won’t let you go” in herNew York Timesreview. And Susan Cheever states, simply, thatLitis “the best book about being a woman in America I have read in years."

In addition to theNew York Times,Litwas named a Best Book of 2009 by theNew Yorker(Reviewer Favorite),Entertainment Weekly(Top 10),Time(Top 10), theWashington Post, theSan Francisco Chronicle, theChicago Tribune, theChristian Science Monitor, Slate, theSt. Louis Post Dispatch, theCleveland Plain Dealer, and theSeattle Times.